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The long term behaviour of the near-field barrier surrounding a deep underground repository

Abstract

This report describes research to identify the factors which govern or influence the long-term behaviour of the near-field of a nuclear waste repository. The near-field components include the engineered barriers and the natural rock mass although the behaviour of the rock mass is of greater significance over the long-term. The factors which govern the near-field behaviour consist of the processes which operate, and the properties or parameters of the rock mass which might be modified by them. The methods which are available for the prediction of the near-field behaviour have been identified, and the emphasis on computer based methods is noted. Summary details of generic computer techniques are provided for different process modelling requirements. An attempt is made to indicate how different processes will be important at various stages during the life of the repository and how the evaluation of performance assessment process modelling requires input from empirical models and the results of other process predictions. (Author).
Publication Date:
Feb 01, 1992
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
DOE-HMIP-RR-92-098; PECD-7-9-589.
Reference Number:
SCA: 052002; PA: AIX-25:003615; EDB-94:011950; ERA-19:003130; NTS-94:014089; SN: 93001120805
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Feb 1992
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE-ROCK INTERACTIONS; COMPILED DATA; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORECASTING; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERFORMANCE; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; TIME DEPENDENCE; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL; 052002; WASTE DISPOSAL AND STORAGE
OSTI ID:
10109730
Research Organizations:
Department of the Environment, London (United Kingdom). Her Majesty`s Inspectorate of Pollution; Golder Associates (United Kingdom) Ltd., Maidenhead (United Kingdom)
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE94609417; CNN: Contract 9051078; TRN: GB9303204003615
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
GBN
Size:
243 p.
Announcement Date:
Jun 30, 2005

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title = {The long term behaviour of the near-field barrier surrounding a deep underground repository}
author = {None}
abstractNote = {This report describes research to identify the factors which govern or influence the long-term behaviour of the near-field of a nuclear waste repository. The near-field components include the engineered barriers and the natural rock mass although the behaviour of the rock mass is of greater significance over the long-term. The factors which govern the near-field behaviour consist of the processes which operate, and the properties or parameters of the rock mass which might be modified by them. The methods which are available for the prediction of the near-field behaviour have been identified, and the emphasis on computer based methods is noted. Summary details of generic computer techniques are provided for different process modelling requirements. An attempt is made to indicate how different processes will be important at various stages during the life of the repository and how the evaluation of performance assessment process modelling requires input from empirical models and the results of other process predictions. (Author).}
place = {United Kingdom}
year = {1992}
month = {Feb}
}