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. 11p.
Silenius, K. 2024. Master’s Thesis. University of Helsinki. Chemistry and sorption capacity of two alternative bentonites for use in the Finnish spent nuclear fuel repository
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, 63p.
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-R-00761-23, 25p.
MOCRYCO – Model based on crystal plasticity for copper, VTT
SAGE – Sensitivity analysis guided disposal barrier experiments, VTT, JyU, GTK
Theses:
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.