Salt International Collaborations FY2021 Update

Technical Report · Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2021

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1817334· OSTI ID:1817334

Kuhlman, Kristopher L. ^[1]; Matteo, Edward N. ^[1]; Mills, Melissa M. ^[1]; Jayne, Richard S. ^[1]; Reedlunn, Benjamin ^[1]; Sobolik, Steve ^[1]; Bean, James ^[1]; Stein, Emily R. ^[1]; Gross, Mike ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

This report summarizes the international collaboration work conducted by Sandia and funded by the US Department of Energy Office (DOE) of Nuclear Energy Spent Fuel and Waste Science & Technology (SFWST) as part of the Sandia National Laboratories Salt R&D and Salt International work packages. This report satisfies the level-three milestone M3SF-20SN010303062. Several stand-alone sections make up this summary report, each completed by the participants. The sections discuss international collaborations on geomechanical benchmarking exercises (WEIMOS), granular salt reconsolidation (KOMPASS), engineered barriers (RANGERS), and model comparison (DECOVALEX). Lastly, the report summarizes a newly developed working group on the development of scenarios as part of the performance assessment development process, and the activities related to the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Salt club and the US/German Workshop on Repository Research, Design and Operations.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), Fuel Cycle Technologies
• DOE Contract Number: NA0003525
• OSTI ID: 1817334
• Report Number(s): SAND2021-9232R; 698769
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
DECOVALEX
KOMPASS
RANGERS
Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition
WEIMOS