Coupled Thermal-Hydrologic-Chemical Coupled Model for In-Drift Disposal Test

Technical Report · Tue Sep 06 00:00:00 EDT 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1321707· OSTI ID:1321707

Jordan, Amy B. ^[1]; Zyvoloski, George Anthony ^[1]; Weaver, Douglas James ^[1]; Otto, Shawn ^[1]; Stauffer, Philip H. ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

The simulation work presented in this report supports DOE-NE Used Fuel Disposition Campaign (UFDC) goals related to the development of drift scale in-situ field testing of heat-generating nuclear waste (HGNW) in salt formations. Numerical code verification and validation is an important part of the lead-up to field testing, allowing exploration of potential heater emplacement designs, monitoring locations, and perhaps most importantly the ability to predict heat and mass transfer around an evolving test. Such predictions are crucial for the design and location of sampling and monitoring that can be used to validate our understanding of a drift scale test that is likely to span several years.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• OSTI ID: 1321707
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-15-27442; TRN: US1700272
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
VALIDATION
MASS TRANSFER
HEAT TRANSFER
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
MONITORING
FIELD TESTS
SPENT FUELS
HEATERS
POSITIONING
SALT DEPOSITS
SAMPLING
F CODES
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
VERIFICATION
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
HYDROLOGY
Environmental Protection
Simulations thermal hydrological chemical