Results from an International Simulation Study on Coupled Thermal,Hydrological, and Mechanical (THM) Processes near Geological NuclearWaste Repositories
Abstract
As part of the ongoing international DECOVALEX project, four research teams used five different models to simulate coupled thermal, hydrological, and mechanical (THM) processes near waste emplacement drifts of geological nuclear waste repositories. The simulations were conducted for two generic repository types, one with open and the other with back-filled repository drifts, under higher and lower postclosure temperatures, respectively. In the completed first model inception phase of the project, a good agreement was achieved between the research teams in calculating THM responses for both repository types, although some disagreement in hydrological responses is currently being resolved. In particular, good agreement in the basic thermal-mechanical responses was achieved for both repository types, even though some teams used relatively simplified thermal-elastic heat-conduction models that neglected complex near-field thermal-hydrological processes. The good agreement between the complex and simplified process models indicates that the basic thermal-mechanical responses can be predicted with a relatively high confidence level.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- Earth Sciences Division
- OSTI Identifier:
- 936253
- Report Number(s):
- LBNL-59056-2008
Journal ID: ISSN 0029-5450; NUTYBB; TRN: US0805467
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-05CH11231
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Nuclear Technology
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 163; Journal Issue: 1; Related Information: Journal Publication Date: 2008; Journal ID: ISSN 0029-5450
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 54; 58; POSITIONING; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SIMULATION; WASTES
Citation Formats
Rutqvist, Jonny, Rutqvist, J, Barr, D, Birkholzer, J T, Chijimatsu, M, Kolditz, O, Liu, Q -S, Oda, Y, Wang, W, and Zhang, C -Y. Results from an International Simulation Study on Coupled Thermal,Hydrological, and Mechanical (THM) Processes near Geological NuclearWaste Repositories. United States: N. p., 2007.
Web.
Rutqvist, Jonny, Rutqvist, J, Barr, D, Birkholzer, J T, Chijimatsu, M, Kolditz, O, Liu, Q -S, Oda, Y, Wang, W, & Zhang, C -Y. Results from an International Simulation Study on Coupled Thermal,Hydrological, and Mechanical (THM) Processes near Geological NuclearWaste Repositories. United States.
Rutqvist, Jonny, Rutqvist, J, Barr, D, Birkholzer, J T, Chijimatsu, M, Kolditz, O, Liu, Q -S, Oda, Y, Wang, W, and Zhang, C -Y. 2007.
"Results from an International Simulation Study on Coupled Thermal,Hydrological, and Mechanical (THM) Processes near Geological NuclearWaste Repositories". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/936253.
@article{osti_936253,
title = {Results from an International Simulation Study on Coupled Thermal,Hydrological, and Mechanical (THM) Processes near Geological NuclearWaste Repositories},
author = {Rutqvist, Jonny and Rutqvist, J and Barr, D and Birkholzer, J T and Chijimatsu, M and Kolditz, O and Liu, Q -S and Oda, Y and Wang, W and Zhang, C -Y},
abstractNote = {As part of the ongoing international DECOVALEX project, four research teams used five different models to simulate coupled thermal, hydrological, and mechanical (THM) processes near waste emplacement drifts of geological nuclear waste repositories. The simulations were conducted for two generic repository types, one with open and the other with back-filled repository drifts, under higher and lower postclosure temperatures, respectively. In the completed first model inception phase of the project, a good agreement was achieved between the research teams in calculating THM responses for both repository types, although some disagreement in hydrological responses is currently being resolved. In particular, good agreement in the basic thermal-mechanical responses was achieved for both repository types, even though some teams used relatively simplified thermal-elastic heat-conduction models that neglected complex near-field thermal-hydrological processes. The good agreement between the complex and simplified process models indicates that the basic thermal-mechanical responses can be predicted with a relatively high confidence level.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/936253},
journal = {Nuclear Technology},
issn = {0029-5450},
number = 1,
volume = 163,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 23 00:00:00 EDT 2007},
month = {Tue Oct 23 00:00:00 EDT 2007}
}