ON COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO USE CLAY MATERIALS AS NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BARRIERS.

The article discusses topical issues and problems of using clay materials as safety barriers in the design and operation of nuclear facilities. Systemic measures are proposed to increase the efficiency of clay use in solving problems of longterm nuclear and radiation safety.

Keywords: clay, bentonite, clay materials, barrier materials, radioactive waste management (RW), radiation safety.

Linge I. I., Ivanov A. Y., Kazakov K. S. On comprehensive approach to use clay materials as nuclear facilities safety barriers. Radioactive Waste, 2018, no. 4 (5), pp. 33—41 (In Russian).