Review on In Situ Acoustic Emission Monitoring in the Context of Structural Health Monitoring in Mines by Gerd Manthei, Katrin Plenkers

“…A major task in mines and even more in underground repositories for nuclear waste is to investigate crack formation for evaluation of rock mass integrity of the host rock. …”
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Waste management in hospitals affiliated to the Iran University of Medical Sciences by Ebadi Fardazar F, Ebrahimipour H, Ahmadnejad S, Goharinejad S

“…The situation was the same with nuclear waste materials (42% of hospitals). The trashcans were in a good condition in 50% of the rooms, corridors and other parts of the hospitals. …”
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Thermal radiation and heat generation/absorption effects on viscoelastic double-diffusive convection from an isothermal sphere in porous media by S. Abdul Gaffar, V. Ramachandra Prasad, E. Keshava Reddy, O. Anwar Bég

“…The present study has applications in the storage of nuclear waste materials.…”
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A coupled hydro – mechanical approach for modelling the volume change behaviour of compacted bentonite by Bosch Jose A., Ferrari Alessio, Laloui Lyesse

“…The volumetric response of compacted bentonites against environmental actions is a key aspect in most designs of nuclear waste repositories. The safety assessment of such repositories must account for robust and reliable models of stress–strain for bentonites. …”
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Monte-Carlo simulations of a neutron source based on a linear electron accelerator by Wasilewski Adam, Wronka Sławomir

“…Neutron beams are employed in a multitude of applications, including neutron activation analysis, neutron radiography and tomography, nuclear waste assays, reactor start-up sources, studies of material response, geological analysis, calibration standards and cancer therapy. …”
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Determination of total contents of fluid inclusions in quartz using modal analysis: Examples from Proterozoic rocks and ore deposits in Finland by K.A. Kinnunen

“…Practical applications of the determinations of fluid inclusion contents to the purity evaluation of mineral raw materials, to the estimation of the polishing properties of the smoky quartz used as gem material and to fluid-rock interactions in connection with nuclear waste site studies in crystalline bedrock are briefly discussed.…”
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Relevance of Colloid Inherent Salt Estimated by Surface Complexation Modeling of Surface Charge Densities for Different Silica Colloids by Alok Goel, Johannes Lützenkirchen

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First direct determination of the 93Mo half-life by I. Kajan, S. Heinitz, K. Kossert, P. Sprung, R. Dressler, D. Schumann

“…Due to the man-made production of 93Mo in nuclear facilities, the result leads to significantly increased precision for modelling the low-level nuclear waste composition. The presented work demonstrates the importance of chemical separations in combination with state-of-the-art analysis techniques, which are inevitable for precise and accurate determinations of nuclear decay data.…”
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Implementation of a Time-Domain Random-Walk Method into a Discrete Element Method to Simulate Nuclide Transport in Fractured Rock Masses by Yuexiu Wu, Quansheng Liu, Andrew H. C. Chan, Hongyuan Liu

“…It is essential to study nuclide transport with underground water in fractured rock masses in order to evaluate potential radionuclide leakage in nuclear waste disposal. A time-domain random-walk (TDRW) method was firstly implemented into a discrete element method (DEM), that is, UDEC, in this paper to address the pressing challenges of modelling the nuclide transport in fractured rock masses such as massive fractures and coupled hydromechanical effect. …”
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The SPIZWURZ project – Experimental investigations and modeling of the behavior of hydrogen in zirconium alloys under long-term dry storage conditions by Mirco Grosse, Felix Boldt, Michel Herm, Conrado Roessger, Juri Stuckert, Sarah Weick, Daniel Nahm

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Management of Radioactive Waste from HTGR Reactors including Spent TRISO Fuel—State of the Art by Katarzyna Kiegiel, Irena Herdzik-Koniecko, Leon Fuks, Grażyna Zakrzewska-Kołtuniewicz

“…This paper reviews numerous methods used to ensure the sustainable, feasible management and long-term storage of HTGR nuclear waste for the protection of the environment and society. …”
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Corrosivity of Different Natural Groundwaters from Repository Sites by Mervi Somervuori, Elisa Isotahdon, Maija Nuppunen-Puputti, Malin Bomberg, Leena Carpén, Pauliina Rajala

“…Consequently, the local environment has to be considered when evaluating the long-term safety of the disposal of nuclear waste.…”
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Towards inferring reactor operations from high-level waste by Benjamin Jung, Antonio Figueroa, Malte Göttsche

“…In this computational study, we explore a Bayesian inference framework for reconstructing the operational history from measurements of isotope ratios from a sample of nuclear waste . We investigate two different inference models. …”
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Biological Remediation and Removal of Radioactive Metals and Complex Aromatic Compounds from Nuclear and Radioactive Waste by Evans M. N. Chirwa, Pulane E. Molokwane, Phumza V. Tikilili, Stanford S. Makgato, Emomotimi E. Bamuza-Pemu, Lindelwa Jay

“…This study demonstrates the potential of efficiently managing the organic component of nuclear waste using a cleaner, environmentally friendly biological process.…”
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Evidence of a Dose-Rate Threshold for Life Span Reduction of Dogs Exposed Lifelong to γ-Radiation by Jerry M. Cuttler, Ludwig E. Feinendegen, Yehoshua Socol

“…This evidence is relevant for emergency measures actions (evacuation of residents) and for nuclear waste management.…”
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Development and Implementation of an RFID-Based Tunnel Access Monitoring System by Kai Kordelin, Jaana Kordelin, Markku Johansson, Johanna Virkki, Leena Ukkonen, Lauri Sydänheimo

“…This work introduces the development and implementation of an RFID-based access monitoring system for the ONKALO nuclear waste storage facility. This system was taken into use in 2010 and was systematically monitored for one year. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Wave Velocity-Permeability Model for Granite Subjected to Different Temperature Processing by Guanghui Jiang, Jianping Zuo, Teng Ma, Xu Wei

“…Understanding the change of permeability of rocks before and after heating is of great significance for exploitation of hydrocarbon resources and disposal of nuclear waste. The rock permeability under high temperature cannot be measured with most of the existing methods. …”
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Microbial Community Evolution Is Significantly Impacted by the Use of Calcium Isosaccharinic Acid as an Analogue for the Products of Alkaline Cellulose Degradation. by Isaac A Kyeremeh, Christopher J Charles, Simon P Rout, Andrew P Laws, Paul N Humphreys

“…Diasteriomeric isosaccharinic acid (ISA) is an important consideration within safety assessments for the disposal of the United Kingdoms' nuclear waste legacy, where it may potentially influence radionuclide migration. …”
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EFFECT OF MICROSTRUCTURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON ATMOSPHERIC PITTING CORROSION OF DUPLEX STAINLESS STEEL BENEATH MGCL2 DROPS by Safa A. Ali, Haval B. Mohammed Ali

“… One of the main issues for intermediate-level nuclear waste (ILW) is atmospheric corrosion in stainless steel. …”
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Invesitgation of the thermo physico-mechanical and drilling characteristics of sandstone in Zonguldak hard coal basin by Utku Sakız

“…Abstract Effect of temperature on physico-mechanical properties is an important research topic for engineering applications such as underground coal gasification, exploitation of deep oil and gas resources, extraction of geothermal energy and burial of nuclear waste. This paper aims to investigate the variation of physico-mechanical and drilling properties of sandstones from the Zonguldak Hardcoal Basin at different temperatures (from room temperature to 600 °C). …”
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