TAG 3.1 Fuel and engineered barrier system

ABCRad – Alternative Buffer/Backfill Characterisation + Radionuclide Interactions, HU

Research reports:

Vettese, G. 2023. ABCRAD Deliverable 1: Desktop study and basic characterisation of alternative buffer materials. University of Helsinki. 11 p.

Theses:

Silenius, K. 2024.  Chemistry and sorption capacity of two alternative bentonites for use in the Finnish spent nuclear fuel repository.  Master’s Thesis, University of Helsinki. 63 p. https://helda.helsinki.fi/items/3db7eb94-bbc6-4bc4-aece-0f4f47db5990

 

DEHYDSU – Defects, hydrogen and susceptibility of Cu-OFP to stress corrosion cracking in sulphide containing environment, VTT

Research reports:

Goel, S., Ikäläinen, T., Saario, T. 2023. Surface microcracks in Cu-OFP exposed to air or water with sulphides. VTT Research Report, VTT-R-00761-23. 25 p.

 

MOCRYCO – Model based on crystal plasticity for copper, VTT

Conference papers and journal articles:

Andersson, T., Lindroos, M., Pohja, R., Biswas, A., Nandy, S., Pakarinen, J. & Rantala, J. 2024. Crystal plasticity model for creep and relaxation deformation of OFP copper. Materials at High Temperatures, Volume 41, Issue 1. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603409.2023.2278232

 

SAGE – Sensitivity analysis guided disposal barrier experiments, VTT, JyU, GTK

Theses: 

Forsman, S. 2024. Experimentally based surrogate models for volumetric compressibility of partially saturated bentonite clay. Master’s thesis, Aalto University. 78 p.

Harjupatana, T. 2023. Monitoring water transport and deformation in swelling materials using X-ray imaging and tomography. Academic dissertation, Faculty of Mathematics and Science of the University of Jyväskylä. 119 p.

Database:

A collection of THMCG data on bentonite and bentonite-based mixtures. www.bentonitedata.com