Research infrastructure, networks of science and regional development - the case of Oskarshamn by Folke Valfrid Snickars, Ulf Karlsson

“…Final deposit of nuclear waste is a a global engineering challenge. The Swedish nuclear industry has spent more than thirty years in investigating the best sites and technologies for the final storage of nuclear waste. …”
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Groundwater age dating in fractured rock using 4He data by Paolo Trinchero, Magnus Sidborn, Ignasi Puigdomenech, Aitor Iraola, Dirk Bosbach, Guido Deissmann

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USE UNDERGROUND MINES FOR DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE OF THE 3RD AND 4TH CLASSES by Nikolay V. Gorin, Vladimir P. Kuchinov, Sergey V. Usanov, Albert P. Vasiliev

“…Subjects: exhausted and operating mines, accumulated amount of radioactive waste in the world and in Russia, selection of reliable sources of information, domestic experience of nuclear waste disposal in exhausted mines. Methods. The paper considers the possibilities of nuclear waste disposal from the viewpoint of current regulations and mine operation experience. …”
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Overview of knowledge management in EURAD by Beattie Tara, Belmans Niels, Carbol Paul, Cowley Michelle, Faltejsek Jiří, Grambow Bernd, Holt Erika, Salat Elisabeth, Tatomir Alexandru, Théodon Louise, Winsley Robert, Zuidema Piet

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Magnesium Coprecipitation with Calcite at Low Supersaturation: Implications for Mg-Enriched Water in Calcareous Soils by Mostafa Abdollahpour, Frank Heberling, Dieter Schild, Rasoul Rahnemaie

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Environmental debates over nuclear energy : media, communication, and the public by Ho, Shirley S., Kristainsen, Silje

“…On the other hand, previous nuclear accidents have triggered concerns about the possibility of ionizing radiation leaks and nuclear waste contamination to the environment (IAEA, 2014). …”
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Perceived environmental and health risks of nuclear energy in Taiwan after Fukushima nuclear disaster by Jung-Chun Ho, Chiao-Tzu Patricia Lee, Shu-Fen Kao, Ruey-Yu Chen, Marco C.F. Ieong, Hung-Lun Chang, Wan-Hua Hsieh, Chun-Chiao Tzeng, Cheng-Fung Lu, Suei-Loong Lin, Peter Wushou Chang

“…The three leading concerns of nuclear energy were “nuclear accidents (82.2%),” “radioactive nuclear waste disposal (76.9%)” and “potential health effects (73.3%).” …”
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Fifteen shades of clay: distinct microbial community profiles obtained from bentonite samples by cultivation and direct nucleic acid extraction by Melody A. Vachon, Katja Engel, Rachel C. Beaver, Greg F. Slater, W. Jeffrey Binns, Josh D. Neufeld

“…Our data will be important for global nuclear waste management organizations, demonstrating that identifying appropriate design conditions with suitable clay swelling properties will prevent growth of the same subset of clay-associated bacteria, regardless of clay origin or processing conditions.…”
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Applying laboratory methods for durability assessment of vitrified material to archaeological samples by Lorena Nava-Farias, James J. Neeway, Michael J. Schweiger, José Marcial, Nathan L. Canfield, Carolyn I. Pearce, David K. Peeler, Edward P. Vicenzi, David S. Kosson, Rossane C. Delapp, John S. McCloy, Sam A. Walling, Clare L. Thorpe, Claire L. Corkhill, Russell J. Hand, Rolf Sjöblom, Albert A. Kruger

“…Abstract Laboratory testing used to assess the long-term chemical durability of nuclear waste forms may not be applicable to disposal because the accelerated conditions may not represent disposal conditions. …”
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Subsurface geometry of the Revell Batholith by constrained geophysical modelling, NW Ontario, Canada by Martin Mushayandebvu, Aaron DesRoches, Martin Bates, Andy Parmenter, Derek Kouhi

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Ab initio investigation of properties and mobility of helium defects in La2Sn2O7 pyrochlore by Xiaolong Li, Yanxia Lu, Qing Peng, Yuelin Liu, Kunjie Yang, Chunping Xu, Fei Gao, Yuhong Li, Chenguang Liu

“…The accumulated helium atoms mitigate the physical properties of nuclear waste forms through long-time radionuclide decay and thus cause the safety concern. …”
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Gravimetric and morpho-structural analyses in the superhot geothermal system Los Humeros: an example from central Mexico by Natalia Cornejo-Triviño, Domenico Liotta, Luigi Piccardi, Andrea Brogi, Michal Kruszewski, M.A Perez-Flores, Jonathan Carrillo, Philippe Calcagno, Ingo Sass, Eva Schill

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X-ray spectroscopic study of chemical state in uranium carbides by Sergei M. Butorin, Stephen Bauters, Lucia Amidani, Aaron Beck, Stephan Weiss, Tonya Vitova, Olivier Tougait

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Solid state synthesis, x-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy of rare-earth silicate apatite by Lim, Soo Min

“…Apatite structures have great potential in the area of nuclear waste stabilization due to the steady columns of polyhedron within its crystal structure. …”
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Energy from nuclear fission(*) by Ripani M.

“…The nuclear cycle and radioactive-nuclear-waste production will be also discussed, along with the perspectives offered by next generation nuclear assemblies being proposed. …”
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Energy from nuclear fission by Ripani M.

“…The nuclear cycle and radioactive nuclear waste production will be also discussed, along with the perspectives offered by next-generation nuclear assemblies being proposed. …”
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The importance and impact of public engagement for the nuclear industry by Hutson, C, Martin, P, Payne, L, Logan, M, Dong, L

“…The South West Nuclear Hub has joined with its industrial partners to engage with the public about the pros and cons of nuclear power, and open a balanced and evidence-based dialogue around common areas of concern, such as nuclear safety and nuclear waste. This programme of industrial engagement must continue into the future if we are to understand and effectively address those concerns, and make the UK’s nuclear renaissance work for all.…”

Effect of linear sorption on solute transport in a coupled fracture-matrix system with sinusoidal fracture geometry by N.Natarajan

“…Modeling of solute transport through fractured rock is an important component of in many disciplines especially groundwater contamination and nuclear waste disposal. Several studies have been conducted on single rock fracture using parallel plate model and recently solute and thermal transport has been numerically modeled in the sinusoidal fracture matrix coupled system. …”
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A Photofission Delayed γ-ray Spectra Calculation Tool for the Conception of a Nuclear Material Characterization Facility by BERNARD D., SEROT O., SIMON E., BOUCHER L., PLUMERI S.

“…The photon interrogation analysis is a nondestructive technique allowing to identify and quantify fissile materials in nuclear waste packages. This paper details an automatic procedure which has been developed to simulate the delayed γ-ray spectra for several actinide photofissions. …”
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Three-dimensional Modelling of Reactive Solutes Transport in Porous Media by O. Saouli, M. Bencheikh Lehocine

“…The simulation of solutes transport in porous media is of importance in many disciplines including CO2 sequestration simulations, the evaluation of underground water quality, nuclear waste simulations, and petroleum reservoir engineering. …”
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