Motivation, description, and summary status of geomechanical andgeochemical modeling studies in Task D of the InternationalDECOVALEX-THMC Project
The DECOVALEX project is an international cooperativeproject initiated by SKI, the Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate, withparticipation of about 10 international organizations. The general goalof this project is to encourage multidisciplinary interactive andcooperative research on modelling coupledthermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical (THMC) processes in geologic formationsin support of the performance assessment for underground storage ofradioactive waste. One of the research tasks, initiated in 2004 by theU.S. Department of Energy (DOE), addresses the long-term impact ofgeomechanical and geochemical processes on the flow conditions near wasteemplacement tunnels. Within this task, four international research teamsconduct predictive analysis of the coupled processes in two genericrepositories, using multiple approaches and different computer codes.Below, we give an overview of the research task and report its currentstatus.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE. Office of the Chief Financial OfficerAssistantSecretary Range: 400000000 - 40ZZZZZZZ. Cost of Reimbursable Work andCooperative Work -Other Federal Entities, Cost of Reimbursable Work andCooperative Work -Other Federal Entities
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-05CH11231
- OSTI ID:
- 919931
- Report Number(s):
- LBNL-59235-Conf.; R&D Project: GDECOVALEX; TRN: US0806515
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: GEOPROC2006 International Conference on CoupledT-H-M-C Processes in Geo-Systems, Nanjing, China, 22-24 May2006
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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