Preliminary results on the material composition of Ca-bentonite from the Kardzhali deposit, Southern Bulgaria
This paper presents a preliminary investigation of Ca-bentonite from the PropastDobrovolets deposit, Kardzhali (Bulgaria) with respect to its potential application in engineered barrier systems (EBS) for radioactive waste isolation. Three forms (raw, powdered and a fraction of 2 μm) of non-activated bentonite were anal...