COMSOL finite-element analysis : residual stress measurement of representative 304L/308L weld in spent fuel storage containers by Solis, Dominic (Dominic R.)

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Ion beam irradiation-induced amorphization of nano-sized KxLnyTa2O7-v tantalate pyrochlore by Lu, Fengyuan, Shen, Yiqiang, Dong, Zhili, Wang, Gongkai, Zhang, Fuxiang, Ewing, Rodney C., Lian, Jie

“…An empirical correlation between critical amorphization temperature and ionic size was derived, generally describing the dominant effect of the cation ionic size in controlling radiation response of a wide range of pyrochlore compounds as potential nuclear waste forms. The results of the tantalate pyrochlore in this work highlight that nanostructured pyrochlores are not intrinsically radiation tolerant and their responses are highly compositional dependent.…”
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Determining gas expulsion vs retention during hydrocarbon generation in the Eagle Ford Shale using noble gases by Byrne, D, Barry, P, Lawson, M, Ballentine, C

“…Organic-rich shales are not only the source-rocks in conventional petroleum systems, but potential seals, which may be important for the trapping and storage of CO2 and/or nuclear waste. The use of noble gas isotopes as tracers of fluid provenance and physical exchange processes is well established in other crustal fluid systems. …”

Graphite immobilisation in glass composite materials by Mayzan, Mohd Zul Hilmi

“…Irradiated graphite is a problematic nuclear waste stream and currently raises significant concern worldwide in identifying its long-term disposal route. …”
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Validating DNA Extraction Protocols for Bentonite Clay by Katja Engel, Sara Coyotzi, Melody A. Vachon, Jennifer R. McKelvie, Josh D. Neufeld

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Geochemical Changes Associated with High-Temperature Heat Storage at Intermediate Depth: Thermodynamic Equilibrium Models for the DeepStor Site in the Upper Rhine Graben, Germany by Jonathan Banks, Spencer Poulette, Jens Grimmer, Florian Bauer, Eva Schill

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Experimental study of thermal and size effects on the uniaxial compression strength of Granite by J. Namdarian, M. Yazdani

“…Also, the burial of nuclear waste leads to a great increase in temperature in the surrounding rocks and affects the properties of the rocks. …”
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Effects of ionizing radiation on the human body by Patrycja Ręba

“…Effects of Atomic Radiation and the International Atomic Energy Agency, Established strict limits on the doses of radiation applications, transportation and disposal of nuclear waste, and also oversees whether nuclear energy is used only for peaceful purposes.…”
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Verification of TRANSPORT Simulation Environment coupling with PHREEQC for reactive transport modelling by T. Kempka, T. Kempka, S. Steding, M. Kühn, M. Kühn

“…In future, the code implementation can be used to quantify processes encountered in different types of subsurface utilisation, such as water resource management as well as geothermal energy production, as well as geological energy, <span class="inline-formula">CO₂</span> and nuclear waste storage.</p>…”
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Reflections on the role of chemical osmosis mechanisms on the long-term behavior of a collapsed salt cavity by Ledoux, Emmanuel, Hertz, Emmanuel, Robinet, Jean-Charles, Combes, Pierre

“…Recent work on chemical osmosis in clay media, motivated by research on the geological storage of nuclear waste in a clay layer, raises questions about the role of this mechanism on the long-term behavior of the system.Based on a bibliographical approach, the article presents a brisk synthesis of the theory of chemical osmosis and discusses its application to the case of clayey rocks which can constitute imperfect membranes capable of generating osmotic pressures.First, the article presents the equations representing the flow of the fluid and the solute transport according to a simplified formulation adapted to the geometry of the system. …”
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Assessing energy balance via seismic and mechanical observations in high temperature induced crack damage in marbles by Federico Vagnon, Sergio Carmelo Vinciguerra, Cesare Comina, Chiara Colombero, Anna Maria Ferrero, Roseane Missagia

“…Quantifying and forecasting the evolution of rock physical and mechanical parameters with temperature is thus crucial for evaluating rock integrity in many applications such as geothermal fields, nuclear waste storage, wildfire or volcanic processes. …”
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Removal of Uranium (VI) from aqueous solution by Uranium Benzamide Complex using AC_Fe3O4 Nanocomposite by Z Akbari Jonoush, M Farzadkia, S Naseri, H.R Mohajerani, A Esrafili dizaji, Y Dadban Shahamat

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The conversion of ammonium uranate prepared via sol-gel synthesis into uranium oxides by Christian Schreinemachers, Gregory Leinders, Giuseppe Modolo, Marc Verwerft, Koen Binnemans, Thomas Cardinaels

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Tailoring a symmetry for material properties of tellurite glasses through tungsten(vi) oxide addition: Mechanical properties and gamma-ray transmissions properties by ALMisned Ghada, Khattari Ziad Y., Rabaa Elaf, Rammah Yasser S., Sen Baykal Duygu, Kilic Gokhan, Zakaly Hesham M. H., Ene Antoaneta, Tekin Huseyin Ozan

“…It can be concluded that maximized WO3 contribution into the tellurite glasses may be considered as a critical tool in terms of establishing a symmetry between mechanical and gamma-ray attenuation properties for high-density tellurite glasses for their potential utilization in nuclear waste management, radiation shielding, and radioactive source transportation purposes.…”
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Study on Separation of Rhenium, a Surrogate Element of Fissiogenic Technetium, from Aqueous Matrices Using Ion-Selective Extraction Chromatographic Resins by M. Ferdous Alam, Zinnat A. Begum, Yoshiaki Furusho, Hyoe Takata, Ismail M. M. Rahman

“…Long-lived fissiogenic technetium, ⁹⁹Tc (half-life, 2.11 × 10⁵ yrs), is a byproduct of the ²³⁵U and ²³⁹Pu fission in nuclear reactors and is a major component in nuclear waste. Hence, the monitoring of ⁹⁹Tc activity in the environmental samples is essential. …”
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Chemically reactive flow of viscous thermophoretic fluid over wedge with variable thermal conductivity and viscosity by M. Sreedhar Babu, G. Ravi Sankar, Venkata Ramana Velpula, Yu-Ming Chu, M. Ijaz Khan, C.S.K. Raju, Hala A. Hejazi, Basim M. Makhdoum, Sayed M. Eldin

“…Heat and mass transport on fluids discoveries prominence in development of manufacturing and industrial processes such as petroleum reservoirs, nuclear waste disposal, heat exchanger devices, etc. …”
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Reactive transport model of kinetically controlled celestite to barite replacement by M. Tranter, M. Tranter, M. Wetzel, M. De Lucia, M. Kühn, M. Kühn

“…It also acts as a scavenger mineral for the retention of radium within nuclear waste repositories. The impact of its precipitation on flow properties has been shown to vary by many orders of magnitude, emphasising the need for robust prediction models. …”
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The Pacific Proving Grounds and the Proliferation of Settler Environmentalism by Aimee Bahng

“…<p>Runit Dome is an eighteen-inch thick concrete dome covering the buried nuclear waste from twenty-three atomic tests conducted by the US military in the 1940s and ’50s in Pikinni Atoll in the Marshall Islands. …”
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Temperature response and brine availability to heated boreholes in bedded salt by Eric J. Guiltinan, Kristopher L. Kuhlman, Jonny Rutqvist, Mengsu Hu, Hakim Boukhalfa, Melissa Mills, Shawn Otto, Douglas J. Weaver, Brian Dozier, Philip H. Stauffer

“…Abstract There is a growing need for disposal of high‐level nuclear waste. To reduce uncertainty associated with brine availability to repository excavations in salt formations, a collaboration between Sandia, Los Alamos, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories is performing a series of borehole‐scale coupled process tests. …”
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Characteristics of transuranic nuclides incinerated in a small modular chloride fast reactor by PENG Minyu, LIU Yafen, ZOU Yang, DAI Ye

“…A small modular reactor exhibits the characteristics of a modular design and construction, which is one of the future development directions for nuclear energy.PurposeThis study aims to investigate the TRU incineration characteristics of a small modular chloride fast reactor (sm-MCFR) that can be refueled online and applied to the disposal of TRU in nuclear waste produced by pressurized-water reactors.MethodsFirstly, a 50-MW sm-MCFR scheme was proposed, and its neutron properties, as well as the performance of TRU incineration, were explored using the Monca program TMCBurnup (TRITON MODEC Coupled Burnup Code), a combination of the SCALE 6.1 (Standardized Computer Analyses for Licensing Evaluation) and the high-precision point burn-up program MODEC (Molten Salt Reactor Specific DEpletion Code). …”
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