[HTML][HTML] An evaluation of corrosion processes affecting copper-coated nuclear waste containers in a deep geological repository

DS Hall, M Behazin, WJ Binns, PG Keech - Progress in Materials Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Permanent disposal of high level nuclear waste in containers that employ steel as a
structural element and copper as a corrosion barrier material is a favoured design concept in …

Modeling the adsorption of Cd (II), Cu (II), Ni (II), Pb (II) and Zn (II) onto montmorillonite

X Gu, LJ Evans, SJ Barabash - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2010 - Elsevier
The adsorption of five toxic metallic cations, Cd (II), Cu (II), Ni (II), Pb (II) and Zn (II), onto
montmorillonite was investigated as a function of pH and ionic strength and a two-site …

Review of the Modelling of Corrosion Processes and Lifetime Prediction for HLW/SF Containers—Part 1: Process Models

F King, M Kolàř, S Briggs, M Behazin, P Keech… - Corrosion and …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The disposal of high-level radioactive waste (HLW) and spent nuclear fuel (SF) presents a
unique challenge for the prediction of the long-term performance of corrodible structures …

Nature of the near-field environment in a deep geological repository and the implications for the corrosion behaviour of the container

F King, DS Hall, PG Keech - Corrosion Engineering, Science …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The corrosion behaviour of nuclear fuel waste containers depends on the near-field
environmental conditions, which may differ significantly from those in the host rock …

The hydration of bentonite buffer material revealed by modeling analysis of a long-term in situ test

L Zheng, H Xu, J Rutqvist, M Reagan, J Birkholzer… - Applied Clay …, 2020 - Elsevier
The hydration of a bentonite barrier in the early stage of a geologic nuclear waste repository
with a bentonite buffer is a critical issue for its long-term performance and safety because …

Benchmarking of reactive transport codes for 2D simulations with mineral dissolution–precipitation reactions and feedback on transport parameters

J Poonoosamy, C Wanner, P Alt Epping… - Computational …, 2021 - Springer
Porosity changes due to mineral dissolution–precipitation reactions in porous media and the
resulting impact on transport parameters influence the evolution of natural geological …

区域地下水演化的地球化学研究进展

滕彦国, 左锐, 王金生, 林学钰 - 水科学进展, 2010 - skxjz.nhri.cn
由于区域地质特征, 水文地质条件, 气候影响和人类活动的差异性, 导致区域地下水演化的地球
化学过程复杂, 影响因素众多. 在总结近年来国内外区域地下水化学演化研究大量成果的基础上 …

Swelling deformation of compacted GMZ bentonite experiencing chemical cycles of sodium-calcium exchange and salinization-desalinization effect

YG Chen, LY Jia, Q Li, WM Ye, YJ Cui, B Chen - Applied Clay Science, 2017 - Elsevier
In China, GMZ bentonite has been recognized as the first choice of buffer material while
Beishan area in Gansu province has been considered as the potential disposal site for high …

A coupled THC model of the FEBEX in situ test with bentonite swelling and chemical and thermal osmosis

L Zheng, J Samper, L Montenegro - Journal of contaminant hydrology, 2011 - Elsevier
The performance assessment of a geological repository for radioactive waste requires
quantifying the geochemical evolution of the bentonite engineered barrier. This barrier will …

A coupled THMC model of a heating and hydration laboratory experiment in unsaturated compacted FEBEX bentonite

L Zheng, J Samper, L Montenegro, AM Fernández - Journal of hydrology, 2010 - Elsevier
Unsaturated compacted bentonite is foreseen by several countries as a backfill and sealing
material in high-level radioactive waste repositories. The strong interplays between thermal …