Hydrologic issues associated with nuclear waste repositories
Significant progress in hydrology, especially in subsurface flow and solute transport, has
been made over the last 35 years because of sustained interest in underground nuclear …
been made over the last 35 years because of sustained interest in underground nuclear …
A comprehensive review of proppant embedment in shale reservoirs: Experimentation, modeling and future prospects
A Katende, L O'Connell, A Rich, J Rutqvist… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper provides a comprehensive review on the application of proppants to maintain
fracture permeability over the lifetime of a well based on published observations from …
fracture permeability over the lifetime of a well based on published observations from …
[HTML][HTML] Non-isothermal consolidation: A systematic evaluation of two implementations based on multiphase and richards equations
M Pitz, S Kaiser, N Grunwald, V Kumar… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, the governing equations of non-isothermal two-phase flow in unsaturated,
deformable porous media are presented based on different representations of the gaseous …
deformable porous media are presented based on different representations of the gaseous …
Review of multi-scale and multi-physical simulation technologies for shale and tight gas reservoirs
This paper provides a comprehensive literature review on the simulation techniques being
developed in recent years for describing unique flow behaviors in shale and tight gas …
developed in recent years for describing unique flow behaviors in shale and tight gas …
Thermal management associated with geologic disposal of large spent nuclear fuel canisters in tunnels with thermally engineered backfill
J Rutqvist - Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Coupled thermal-hydro-mechanical (THM) numerical modeling is conducted to study
thermal management associated with geologic disposal of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) in large …
thermal management associated with geologic disposal of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) in large …
On the impact of temperatures up to 200 C in clay repositories with bentonite engineer barrier systems: A study with coupled thermal, hydrological, chemical, and …
One of the most important design variables for a geological nuclear waste repository is the
temperature limit up to which the engineered barrier system (EBS) and the natural geologic …
temperature limit up to which the engineered barrier system (EBS) and the natural geologic …
Energy geotechnics: Advances in subsurface energy recovery, storage, exchange, and waste management
Energy geotechnics involves the use of geotechnical principles to understand and engineer
the coupled thermo-hydro-chemo-mechanical processes encountered in collecting …
the coupled thermo-hydro-chemo-mechanical processes encountered in collecting …
[HTML][HTML] Effects of time-dependent deformation of shale on the integrity of a geological nuclear waste repository
T Sasaki, J Rutqvist - International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining …, 2022 - Elsevier
Safety assessment of geological nuclear waste repositories is essential for the permanent
disposal of spent nuclear fuels and high-level radioactive waste. The long-term integrity of …
disposal of spent nuclear fuels and high-level radioactive waste. The long-term integrity of …
An overview of TOUGH-based geomechanics models
J Rutqvist - Computers & Geosciences, 2017 - Elsevier
After the initial development of the first TOUGH-based geomechanics model 15 years ago
based on linking TOUGH2 multiphase flow simulator to the FLAC3D geomechanics …
based on linking TOUGH2 multiphase flow simulator to the FLAC3D geomechanics …
Coupled THMC models for bentonite in an argillite repository for nuclear waste: Illitization and its effect on swelling stress under high temperature
Subsurface manipulations such as those expected from the disposal of heat-emanating
radioactive waste in deep repositories can induce strongly coupled Thermal (T) …
radioactive waste in deep repositories can induce strongly coupled Thermal (T) …