Impurities in rock-salt: consequences for the temperature increases at the disposal of high-level nuclear waste. [Kainite, Kieserite]
Abstract
In part A the thermal properties of halite and the other materials occurring in rock-salt (the 'impurities') are collected. Except for sylvite (the specific heat of this salt is about 70% of the value for halite) all specific heats are larger than the specific heat of halite. The consequences for the temperature increases at the disposal of high-level nuclear waste in rock-salt are discussed for impurity concentrations of 1, 5, 10 and 15%. If the presence and distribution of the impurities are not taken into account, then - under the most unfavorable conditions - extra temperature increases of about 3% per cent impurity may occur. If, however, the geological composition and its geometry for the disposal region are known, the temperature increases can be calculated more accurately: they may or may not differ from those for pure halite. In part B the measurement of the thermal conductivity for four salts (kainite, kieserite, carnallite, and polyhalite) is described.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Technische Hogeschool Delft (Netherlands)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6508826
- Report Number(s):
- PB-83-102087
TRN: 83-005038
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; CARNALLITE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; POLYHALITE; SPECIFIC HEAT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; SALT DEPOSITS; IMPURITIES; TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; SALTS; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; THERMAL ANALYSIS; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL; ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM SULFATES; CHLORIDES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS; HALIDE MINERALS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDES; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNESIUM SULFATES; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; MINERALS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POTASSIUM CHLORIDES; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; POTASSIUM SULFATES; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SULFATE MINERALS; SULFATES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES; 052002* - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Disposal & Storage; 360603 - Materials- Properties
Citation Formats
van den Broek, W M.G.T. Impurities in rock-salt: consequences for the temperature increases at the disposal of high-level nuclear waste. [Kainite, Kieserite]. United States: N. p., 1982.
Web.
van den Broek, W M.G.T. Impurities in rock-salt: consequences for the temperature increases at the disposal of high-level nuclear waste. [Kainite, Kieserite]. United States.
van den Broek, W M.G.T. 1982.
"Impurities in rock-salt: consequences for the temperature increases at the disposal of high-level nuclear waste. [Kainite, Kieserite]". United States.
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title = {Impurities in rock-salt: consequences for the temperature increases at the disposal of high-level nuclear waste. [Kainite, Kieserite]},
author = {van den Broek, W M.G.T.},
abstractNote = {In part A the thermal properties of halite and the other materials occurring in rock-salt (the 'impurities') are collected. Except for sylvite (the specific heat of this salt is about 70% of the value for halite) all specific heats are larger than the specific heat of halite. The consequences for the temperature increases at the disposal of high-level nuclear waste in rock-salt are discussed for impurity concentrations of 1, 5, 10 and 15%. If the presence and distribution of the impurities are not taken into account, then - under the most unfavorable conditions - extra temperature increases of about 3% per cent impurity may occur. If, however, the geological composition and its geometry for the disposal region are known, the temperature increases can be calculated more accurately: they may or may not differ from those for pure halite. In part B the measurement of the thermal conductivity for four salts (kainite, kieserite, carnallite, and polyhalite) is described.},
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year = {Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982},
month = {Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982}
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