Modelling of thermal rock mass properties at the potential sites of a Swedish nuclear waste repository

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1042-1054

  Sundberg, Jan ^a   Back, Pär Erik ^a   Christiansson, Rolf ^b   Hökmark, Harald ^c   Ländell, Märta ^a   Wrafter, John ^a  

^a Geo Innova AB   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH NUCLEAR FUEL AND WASTE MANAGEMENT CO   (Sweden)

^c Ideon Science Park   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Buffer temperature; Modelling; Repository; Rock; Spatial variability; Spent nuclear fuel; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; DEPOSITION; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; HEAT TRANSFER; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

BUFFER TEMPERATURE; MODELING; NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORIES; POTENTIAL SITES; REPOSITORY; ROCK MASS PROPERTIES; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SPENT NUCLEAR FUELS; SWEDISHS; THERMAL;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BENTONITE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPOSITION; DESIGN; MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPOSITORY; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; ROCK PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 67349088569     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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