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Concrete Barrier Performance in Radioactive Waste Disposal in the Unsaturated Zone

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

John C. Walton  and
Mark D. Otis
John C. Walton
Affiliation:
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415
Mark D. Otis
Affiliation:
Science Applications International Corporation, 101 S. Park Ave., Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415
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Abstract

Concrete barriers are an important component of many designs for disposal of radioactive waste in the unsaturated zone. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of the concrete barriers performance assessment models representing material degradation rates and transport properties must be developed. Models for evaluation of fluid flow and mass transport through partially failed concrete barriers located in the unsaturated zone are presented. Implications for the use of impermeable barriers in vault design are discussed. Concrete of highest quality may not always be desirable for use in all components of waste disposal vaults.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 176: Symposium U – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XIII , 1989 , 711
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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