The State of the Science and Technology in Deep Borehole Disposal of Nuclear Waste

Dirk Mallants, Karl Travis, Neil Chapman, Patrick V. Brady and Hefin Griffiths
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Dirk Mallants: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Land and Water, Waite Road–Gate 4, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia
Karl Travis: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Sheffield University, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK
Neil Chapman: Chapman & Co. Consulting, Remigen, Switzerland and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Sheffield University, Sheffield S1 3JD ,UK
Patrick V. Brady: Advanced Nuclear Energy Programs, SANDIA National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87123, USA
Hefin Griffiths: Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, New Illawarra Rd, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Australia

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 4, 1-7

Abstract: This Special Issue of the Energies Journal on Deep Borehole Disposal of Nuclear Waste has delivered a timely update on the science and technology of borehole disposal and the types of radioactive wastes it could potentially accommodate. The Special Issue papers discuss (i) circumstances under which a national waste management programme might wish to consider deep borehole disposal; (ii) a status report of deep borehole disposal options in Germany; (iii) the analysis of corrosion performance of engineered barrier systems; (iv) a review of the potential cementing systems suitable for deep borehole disposal; (v) the thermal evolution around heat-generating waste for a wide range of material properties and disposal configurations; (vi) a geochemical analysis of deep brines focussed on fluid-rock interactions; (vii) post-closure performance assessment calculations for deep borehole disposal of Cs/Sr capsules and an example safety case for (viii) horizontal and (ix) vertical deep borehole disposal of nuclear wastes.

Keywords: deep boreholes; nuclear waste disposal; state of the science and technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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