International Collaborations on Radioactive Waste Disposal in Salt

Technical Report · Fri Aug 02 00:00:00 EDT 2019

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1559570· OSTI ID:1559570

Kuhlman, Kristopher L. ^[1]; Matteo, Edward N. ^[1]; Reedlunn, Benjamin ^[1]; Mills, Melissa Marie ^[1]; Sobolik, Steven R. ^[1]; Gross, Michael B. ^[1]; Simo, Eric ^[2]

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1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
2. BGE Technologies, Lakewood, OH (United States)

This report is a summary of the international collaboration and laboratory work 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 work package. This report satisfies milestone level-four milestone M4SF-19SNO10303064. Several stand-alone sections make up this summary report, each completed by the participants. The first two sections discuss international collaborations on geomechanical benchmarking exercises (WEIMOS), granular salt reconsolidation (KOMPASS), engineered barriers (RANGERS), and documentation of Features, Events, and Processes (FEPs).

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525
• OSTI ID: 1559570
• Report Number(s): SAND-2019-9134R; 678179; TRN: US2100438
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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