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A natural analogue study of cement buffered, hyperalkaline groundwaters and their interaction with a repository host rock IV: an examination of the Khushaym Matruk (central Jordan) and Maqarin (northern Jordan) sites - Bedrock Geosciences Technical Report 11-02. A.F.Pitty1 and W.R.Alexander2 (editors)
1. Pitty Consulting (EIA), Norwich, UK
2. Bedrock Geosciences, Auenstein, Switzerland

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The Cyprus National Analogue Project (CNAP) Phase III project was carried out following identification of the requirement to support ongoing laboratory and modelling efforts on the potential reaction of the bentonite buffer with cementitious leachates in the repository EBS. W.R.Alexander 1, A.E.Milodowski 2, A.F.Pitty 3.

1. Bedrock Geosciences, Auenstein, Switzerland
2. British Geological Survey, Keyworth, UK
3. Pitty (EIA) Consulting, Norwich, UK

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Origin of the Manleluag Hyperalkaline Hot Spring, Philippines
EDMUNDO VARGAS 1, CHELO S. PASCUA 1, CARLO A. ARCILLA 1, M.L.L. HONRADO 1, W.　RUSSELL ALEXANDER 2, KAZUTO NAMIKI 3, N. FUJII 4, MINORU YAMAKAWA 4, TSUTOMU SATO 5 AND IAN G. MCKINLEY 6
1 National Institute of Geological Sciences, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City 1101 Philippines (*correspondence: buruka55@yahoo.com)
2 Bedrock Geoscience, Auenstein, Switzerland
3 Obayashi Corporation , Tokyo, Japan
4 RWMC, Tokyo, Japan
5 Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
6 McKinley Consulting, Baden-Dattwil, Switzerland

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Smectite and zeolite formation from the pyroclastic deposits of the Aksitero Formation, Philippines
M.L.L. HONRADO 1, CHELO S. PASCUA 1,EDMUNDO VARGAS 1, CARLO A. ARCILLA 1, W.　RUSSELL ALEXANDER 2, KAZUTO NAMIKI 3, N. FUJII 4, MINORU YAMAKAWA 4, TSUTOMU SATO 5 AND IAN G. MCKINLEY 6
1 National Institute of Geological Sciences, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City 1101 Philippines
2 Bedrock Geoscience, Auenstein, Switzerland
3 Obayashi Corporation , Tokyo, Japan
4 RWMC, Tokyo, Japan
5 Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
6 McKinley Consulting, Baden-Dattwil, Switzerland

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幌延深地層研究計画
(2)採水調査のための現場品質マニュアルの整備
Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory Project
Formalisation of a field manual for quality assurance for hydrochemical sampling
原子力機構 ○太田久仁雄國丸貴紀
Kunio OTA Takanori KUNIMARU
Bedrock Geosciences W Russell ALEXANDER

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幌延深地層研究計画
(1) 地上からの調査における地下水水質データの品質保証
Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory Project
Quality assurance audit of hydrochemical data from surface-based investigations
原子力機構 ○國丸貴紀，太田久仁雄
Bedrock Geosciences Russell W ALEXANDER
大成建設㈱山本肇
Takanori KUNIMARU, Kunio OTA, Russell W ALEXANDER, Hajime YAMAMOTO

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Reaction pathways for rising hyperalkaline groundwater in a bentonite mine in the Philippines
CARLO A. ARCILLA 1, CHELO S. PASCUA 1,EDMUNDO VARGAS 1, M.L.L. HONRADO 1, W.　RUSSELL ALEXANDER 2, KAZUTO NAMIKI 3, N. FUJII 4, MINORU YAMAKAWA 4, TSUTOMU SATO 5 AND IAN G. MCKINLEY 6
1 National Institute of Geological Sciences, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City 1101 Philippines
2 Bedrock Geoscience, Auenstein, Switzerland
3 Obayashi Corporation , Tokyo, Japan
4 RWMC, Tokyo, Japan
5 Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
6 McKinley Consulting, Baden-Dattwil, Switzerland

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Palaeohydrogeology in coastal site characterisation: a case study at Horonobe, Japan
W. R. ALEXANDER 1, K. OTA 2, T. NIIZATO 2 AND T. KUNIMARU 2
1 Bedrock Geosciences, 5105 Auenstein, Switzerland
2 Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Horonobe, Hokkaido 098-3224, Japan

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BENTONITE REACTION IN NATURAL HYPERALKALINE GROUNDWATERS: EXAMPLES FROM CYPRUS
W. RUSSELL ALEXANDER 1, ANTONI E. MILODOWSKI 2, COSTAS A.CONSTANTINOU 3 & IAN G. MCKINLEY 4
1 Bedrock Geosciences, Auenstein, Switzerland
2 British Geological Survey, Keyworth, UK
3 Geological Survey Department, Lefkosia, Cyprus
4 McKinley Consulting, Baden-Dättwil, Switzerland

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BENTONITE REACTION IN NATURAL HYPERALKALINE GROUNDWATERS: EXAMPLES FROM THE PHILIPPINES
MEG HONRAN 1, CARLO A. ARCILLA 1, CHELO PASCUA 1, EDMUNDO VARGAS 1, IAN G. MCKINLEY 2, KAZUTO NAMIKI 3, N. FUJII 4, MINORU YAMAKAWA 4 & W. RUSSELL ALEXANDER 5
1 University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines
2 MCM Consulting, Baden-Dättwil, Switzerland
3 Obayashi Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
4 RWMC, Tokyo, Japan
5 Bedrock Geoscience, Auenstein, Switzerland
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Natural immobilization processes aid the understanding of long-term evolution of deep geological radioactive waste repositories
W. Russell Alexander¹, Reto Gieré², Hiroshi Hidaka³ & H. Dora Yoshida⁴
¹Nagra, 5430 Wettingen, Switzerland (e-mail: russell.alexander@nagra.ch)
² Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
³Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
⁴ Nagoya University, 464-8601 Aichi, Nagoya, Japan

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The chemical basis of near-field containment in the Swiss high-level radioactive waste disposal concept
W.R.Alexander¹* & I.G.McKinley²
¹ GGWW (Rock-Water Interaction Group), Institutes of Mineralogy-Petrology and Geology, University of Berne, Baltzerstrasse 1, 3012 Berne, Switzerland
² Nagra (Swiss National Co-operative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste), Hardstrasse 73, 5430 Wettingen, Switzerland

*corresponding author, present address: Bedrock Geosciences, Switzerland

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W.R.Alexander and A.Moeri, A. (2003) Cementitious colloids: Integration of laboratory, natural analogue and in situ field data. Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 18(S1): A11, 159-160.
Cementitious colloids: integration of laboratory, natural analogue and in situ field data
W.R.Alexander¹ and A.Moeri²
¹ Nagra, Hardstrasse 73, 5430 Wettingen, Switzerland. (russell@nagra.ch)
² Geotechnical Institute, Gartenstrasse 13, 3001 Bern, Switzerland (andreas.moeri@geo-online.com)

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ICEM'05 The 10th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. September 4-8, 2005, Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland.
Review of international Progress in transuranic and long-lived intermediate level waste disposal.
A. Hooper, Nirex (UK), W. R. Alexander, Nagra (Switzerland), J. Mathieson, Nirex (UK), M. Shiotsuki, JNC (Japan)

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ICEM'05 The 10th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. September 4-8, 2005, Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland.
Nagra's Grimsel URL: From underground testing to the demonstration of disposal systems
W. R. Alexander, W. Kickmaier, S. Vomvoris, K. Kaku (Nagra) and I. G. McKinley (McKinley Consulting, Villigen, Switzerland)

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IPHAP: a new natural analogue of bentonite alteration by cement leachates
I.G. McKinley¹ W.R. Alexander², C.A. Arcilla³, H. Kawamura⁴ Y. Takahashi⁵
¹ McKinley Consulting, Baden/Dättwil, Switzerland
Corresponding author: ian@mckinleyconsulting.ch
² Bedrock Geosciences, Auenstein, Switzerland
³ University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines
⁴ Obayashi Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
⁵ NUMO, Tokyo, Japan

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E.M.Scott (ed), Modelling Radioactivity in the Environment
Chapter 5 Modelling radionuclide transport in the geological environment: a case study from the field of radioactive waste disposal.
W. Russell Alexander¹*, Paul A. Smith² and Ian G. McKinley¹
¹ Nagra (National Co-operative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste), Wettingen, Switzerland.
² SAM (Safety Assessment Management) Ltd, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
* now Bedrock Geosciences

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CEMENTITIOUS NATURAL ANALOGUES: SAFETY ASSESSMENT IMPLICATIONS OF THE UNIQUE SYSTEMS IN JORDAN
W.R.Alexander¹*+, I.D. Clark², P.Degnan³#, M.Elie⁴, G.Kamei⁵, H.Khoury⁶, U.Mäder⁷, A.E.Milodowski⁸, K.Pedersen⁹, A.F.Pittyv¹⁰, E.Salameh¹¹, J.A.T.Smellie¹², I.Techer¹³ and L.Trotignon¹⁴.
1. Bedrock Geosciences, Veltheimerstrasse 18, 5105 Auenstein, Switzerland. tel. +41 62 897 0538, email russell@bedrockgeosciences.com 2. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Ottawa, 365 Nicholas, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5. tel. +1 613-562-5800 x6834, fax. +1 613-562-5192, email idclark@uottawa.ca 3. CSIRO Exploration & Mining, Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies, Technology Court, Pullenvale, Qld 4069, Australia. tel. +61 7 3327 4174, fax. +61 7 3327 4455, email paul.degnan@btinternet.com 4. G2R, Nancy-Université, CNRS BP 239, 54506 Vandoeuvre Cedex, France. tel. +33 383 684 739, fax. +33 383 684 701, e-mail Marcel.Elie@g2r.uhp-nancy.fr 5. JAEA, Geological Isolation Research and Development Directorate, 4-33 Muramatsu, Tokai-mura, Ibaraki-ken, 319-1194, Japan.tel. +81-29-282-1111 ext.67700, fax. +81-282-9328, email kamei.gento@jaea.go.jp 6. Department of Geology, University of Jordan, Amman 11942 Jubeiha, Jordan. tel. +962 6 5341879, fax. +962 6 5348932, e-mail khouryhn@ju.edu.jo 7. Rock-Water
Interaction Group, Institute of Geological Sciences, The University of Berne, Baltzerstrasse 3, 3012 Berne, Switzerland. tel: +41 31 631 45 63, fax: +41 31 631 48 43, e-mail: urs@geo.unibe.ch 8. British Geological Survey, Kingsley Dunham Centre, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG, UK. tel +44 1159 363548, fax: +44 1159 363200, email aem@bgs.ac.uk 9. Göteborg University, Dept. of Cell and Molecular Biology, Box 463, 405 30 Göteborg, Sweden. tel. +46 31 786 25 78, fax.
+46 31 335 13 07, email karsten.pedersen@cmb.gu.se 10. Pitty Consulting, 17 Black Horse Opening, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 4EP, U.K. tel. +44 1603 410231, email alistair.pitty@btinternet.com 11. University of Jordan, Amman 11942 Jubeiha, Jordan. tel. +962 6 5355 000 ext. 22261, fax +962 6 5348 932, email salameli@ju.edu.jo 12. Conterra AB, Box 8180, 104 20 Stockholm, Sweden. tel/fax. +46-8-6500355, email john.smellie@conterra.se 13. CNRS UMR 6635 Labo GISCEREGE, 150 rue Georges Besses, Parc G. Besse, 30035 Nimes Cedex 1, France. tel. +33 4 66 70 99 73, fax. +33 4 66 70 99 89, email: isabelle.techer@unimes.fr 14. CEA, Cadarache, 13108 St Paul lez Durance, France. email trotignon@desdcad.cea.fr

*To whom any correspondence should be addressed.

+Formerly Nagra, Wettingen, Switzerland.

#Formerly Nirex, Harwell, UK.

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A new natural analogue study of the interaction of low-alkali cement leachates and the bentonite buffer of a radioactive waste repository
W. Russell Alexander¹ , Carlo A. Arcilla² , Ian G. McKinley³, Hideki Kawamura⁴ , Yoshiaki Takahashi⁵, Kaz Aoki⁶ and Satoru Miyoshi⁴
¹Bedrock Geosciences, Auenstein, Switzerland. ² National Institute of Geological Sciences, University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines. ³McKinley Consulting, Dättwil, Switzerland. ⁴ Obayashi, Tokyo, Japan. ⁵NUMO, Tokyo, Japan. ⁶ RWMC, Tokyo, Japan.

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WM’06 Conference, February 26- March 2, 2006, Tucson, AZ
INTERNATIONAL PROGRESS IN DEVELOPING CASES FOR LONG-TERM SAFETY OF REPOSITORIES FOR TRANSURANIC AND LONG-LIVED INTERMEDIATE LEVEL WASTES SUMMARY OF THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP
J. Mathieson, A. Hooper
Nirex, Curie Avenue, Harwell Didcot Oxon, OX11 0RH, UK
W. R. Alexander,
Nagra, Hardstrasse 73, 5430 Wettingen, Switzerland
M. Shiotsuki and G. Kamei
JAEA, 4-49 Muramatsu, Tokai-mura, Ibaraki 319-1184, Japan

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