Salt International Collaborations (FY22 Update)

Technical Report · Fri Jul 29 04:00:00 EDT 2022

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1878437· OSTI ID:1878437

Kuhlman, Kristopher L. ^[1]; Matteo, Edward N. ^[1]; Mills, Melissa M. ^[1]; Jayne, Richard S. ^[1]; Reedlunn, Benjamin ^[1]; Sobolik, Steven ^[1]; Bean, James ^[1]

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

This report summarizes the international collaborations conducted by Sandia 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-22SN010303063. 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), numerical model comparison (DECOVALEX) and an NEA Salt Club working group on the development of scenarios as part of the performance assessment development process. Finally, we summarize events related to the US/German Workshop on Repository Research, Design and Operations. The work summarized in this annual update has occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, and little international or domestic travel has occurred. Most of the collaborations have been conducted via email or as virtual meetings, but a slow return to travel and in-person meetings has begun.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Supply Chain; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: NA0003525
• OSTI ID: 1878437
• Report Number(s): SAND2022-10213R; 708708
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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