Salt International Collaborations FY23 Update

Technical Report · Mon Jul 31 04:00:00 EDT 2023

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2430479· OSTI ID:2430479

Kuhlman, Kristopher L. ^[1]; Matteo, Edward N. ^[1]; Mills, Melissa Marie ^[1]; Jayne, Richard Scott ^[1]; Coulibaly, Jibril Birante ^[1]; Reedlunn, Benjamin ^[1]; Bean, James Edward ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Laboratories (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 (DOE-NE) 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-23SN010303062. Several stand-alone sections make up this summary report, each completed by the participants. The sections discuss 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.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Supply Chain. Fuel Cycle Research and Development Program
• DOE Contract Number: NA0003525
• OSTI ID: 2430479
• Report Number(s): SAND--2023-07447R
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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