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Research on each formation is mainly concentrated on investigations on the thermal, mechanical, hydrogeological and geochemical properties. The European Commission has recently performed a review study on the status of understanding of these various properties with respect to deep geological disposal of radioactive waste [5]. 

The authors wish to acknowledge ANDRA, Nirex and the European Commission DG XII for funding aspects of the work presented in this paper. The paper is published by permission of the Director of the British Geological Survey (NERC). 

Generic studies of geologic disposal conducted by the Swedish KBS, the Commission of European Communities (CEC), and others have concluded that geologic disposal systems can achieve an acceptable level of safety to protect future generations from the radiological hazards associated with these wastes. 

Commission of European Community, Performance Assessment of Geological Isolation Systems for Radioactive Wastes, (EWU 11777) (1988). 

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