Evaluation of the technical options of radioactive waste management for utilization of MOX fuel: thermal impact of minor actinide separation with geological disposal of high-level waste
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DOI: 10.1080/00223131.2021.1918590
Abstract: ABSTRACT The impact of disposal of mixed oxide (MOX) fuel from light water reactors (LWRs) has been considered from the viewpoint of the thermal properties and the number of the vitrified waste for various conditions… read more here.
Keywords: geological disposal; waste; fuel; separation ... See more keywords
Investigating the use of 3-D full-waveform inversion to characterize the host rock at a geological disposal site
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DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggy386
Abstract: The U.K. government has a policy to dispose of higher activity radioactive waste in a geological disposal facility (GDF), which will have multiple protective barriers to keep the waste isolated and to ensure no harmful… read more here.
Keywords: full waveform; geological disposal; inversion; site ... See more keywords
Noncontact Displacement Measurement of Nuclear Waste Canisters in a Geological Disposal by Using an Electromagnetic-Wave Approach
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DOI: 10.1115/1.4047719
Abstract: The aim of this work is to show a preliminary investigation of possible noncontact techniques for displacement measurement of radioactive waste in a geological disposal. Since a nuclear waste repository can be considered as a… read more here.
Keywords: geological disposal; waste; displacement measurement; nuclear waste ... See more keywords
Glaciation-induced radionuclide release: Implications for geological disposal of nuclear waste
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DOI: 10.1130/g53021.1
Abstract: Deep geological disposal of used nuclear fuel requires knowledge of how radionuclides behave over ∼100 k.y. to 1 m.y. timeframes. New data from the Kiggavik uranium deposits, a natural analogue for deep geological disposal of… read more here.
Keywords: geological disposal; nuclear waste; disposal nuclear; disposal ... See more keywords
Influence of the Al Content on the Electrochemical Behavior of Zn-Al Cold-Sprayed Coatings in the Context of the Deep Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste
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DOI: 10.3390/coatings14030261
Abstract: For high-level radioactive waste, the French National Radioactive Waste Management Agency is currently developing a 500 m deep geological disposal facility called Cigéo. Carbon steel containers will be used to contain the wastes in the… read more here.
Keywords: steel; geological disposal; waste; radioactive waste ... See more keywords
SiC-BASED CERAMICS AS A CONTAINER MATERIAL FOR DEEP GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE
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DOI: 10.46813/2024-152-079
Abstract: In this work the research of Cr-doped SiC ceramics as a promising material for containers for the deep geological disposal of radioactive waste was carried out. Samples were investigated using XRD, Raman spectroscopy, microhardness measurements,… read more here.
Keywords: radioactive waste; geological disposal; deep geological; disposal radioactive ... See more keywords