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FEBEX - FEBEX II - Excavation Phase - Shotcrete Plug

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Dismantling of Concrete Plug

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Full-scale High Level Waste Engineered Barriers (FEBEX)
FEBEX II - Excavation Phase - Shotcrete Plug

A new technique for shotcreting the replacement plug for FEBEX II went through some successful trials before being used in the FEBEX experiment. The technique involves spraying a specialised concrete mixture over the existing bentonite.

Trials of the new technique of shotcreting		Spraying the specialised concrete mixture over the bentonite

View of the final plug		A closer view of the final plug

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