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Salt Creep Design Consideration for Underground Nuclear Waste Storage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

William T. Li ,
Ching L. Wu  and
Nicholas J. Antonasc
William T. Li
Affiliation:
Bechtel National, Inc., P.O. Box 3965, San Francisco, Ca 94119
Ching L. Wu
Affiliation:
Bechtel National, Inc., P.O. Box 3965, San Francisco, Ca 94119
Nicholas J. Antonasc
Affiliation:
Bechtel National, Inc., P.O. Box 3965, San Francisco, Ca 94119
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Abstract

This paper summarizes the creep consideration in the design of nuclear waste storage facilities in salt, describes the non-linear analysis method for evaluating the design adequacy, and presents computational results for the current storage design. The application of rock mechanics instrumentation to assure the appropriateness of the design is discussed.

It also describes the design evolution of such a facility, starting from the conceptual design, through the preliminary design, to the detailed design stage The empirical design method, laboratory tests and numerical analyses, and the underground in situ tests have been incorporated in the design process to assure the stability of the underground openings, retrievability of waste during the operating phase and encapsulation of waste after decommissioning.

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Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 15: Symposium D – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management VI , 1982 , 347
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1983

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