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

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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)

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.

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  • Dirk Mallants & Karl Travis & Neil Chapman & Patrick V. Brady & Hefin Griffiths, 2020. "The State of the Science and Technology in Deep Borehole Disposal of Nuclear Waste," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-7, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:4:p:833-:d:320718
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    1. Geoff A. Freeze & Emily Stein & Patrick V. Brady & Carlos Lopez & David Sassani & Karl Travis & Fergus Gibb & John Beswick, 2019. "Deep Borehole Disposal Safety Case," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-21, June.
    2. Nicholas Charles Collier & Neil Brennan Milestone & Karl Patrick Travis, 2019. "A Review of Potential Cementing Systems for Sealing and Support Matrices in Deep Borehole Disposal of Radioactive Waste," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-15, June.
    3. Richard A. Muller & Stefan Finsterle & John Grimsich & Rod Baltzer & Elizabeth A. Muller & James W. Rector & Joe Payer & John Apps, 2019. "Disposal of High-Level Nuclear Waste in Deep Horizontal Drillholes," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-28, May.
    4. Geoff A. Freeze & Emily Stein & Patrick V. Brady, 2019. "Post-Closure Performance Assessment for Deep Borehole Disposal of Cs/Sr Capsules," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(10), pages 1-15, May.
    5. Neil A. Chapman, 2019. "Who Might Be Interested in a Deep Borehole Disposal Facility for Their Radioactive Waste?," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-13, April.
    6. Stefan Finsterle & Richard A. Muller & Rod Baltzer & Joe Payer & James W. Rector, 2019. "Thermal Evolution near Heat-Generating Nuclear Waste Canisters Disposed in Horizontal Drillholes," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(4), pages 1-23, February.
    7. Patrick Brady & Carlos Lopez & Dave Sassani, 2019. "Granite Hydrolysis to Form Deep Brines," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-7, June.
    8. Guido Bracke & Wolfram Kudla & Tino Rosenzweig, 2019. "Status of Deep Borehole Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste in Germany," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(13), pages 1-15, July.
    9. Joe H. Payer & Stefan Finsterle & John A. Apps & Richard A. Muller, 2019. "Corrosion Performance of Engineered Barrier System in Deep Horizontal Drillholes," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-17, April.
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