Proceedings of the 5th US/German Workshop on Salt Repository Research Design and Operation
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Karlsruhe Inst. of Technology (KIT) (Germany)
- DBE Technology, Peine (Germany)
The 5th US/German Workshop on Salt Repository Research, Design, and Operation was held in Santa Fe New Mexico September 8-10, 2014. The forty seven registered participants were equally divided between the United States (US) and Germany, with one participant from The Netherlands. The agenda for the 2014 workshop was under development immediately upon finishing the 4th Workshop. Ongoing, fundamental topics such as thermomechanical behavior of salt, plugging and sealing, the safety case, and performance assessment continue to advance the basis for disposal of heat-generating nuclear waste in salt formations. The utility of a salt underground research laboratory (URL) remains an intriguing concept engendering discussion of testing protocol. By far the most interest in this years’ workshop pertained to operational safety. Given events at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), this discussion took on a new sense of relevance and urgency.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), Fuel Cycle Technologies (NE-5)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 1169932
- Report Number(s):
- SAND2015-0500R; 562408
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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