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| Filename | 127789.pdf |
| filesize | 573.93 kB |
| Version | 1 |
| date | September 2012 |
| Downloaded | 482 times |
| Category | Advanced Nuclear Energy, Biomass, Bureau of Land Management, Defense Waste Management, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, Manual, Modeling and Analysis, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Energy Safety, Sensing and Monitoring |
| author | Pat Brady, Bill Arnold, Susan Altman, Palmer Vaughn |
| report-id | SAND2012-7789 |
| location | SNL, Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Research and development activities carried out at Sandia National Laboratories from 2009-2012
have built the technical baseline for performance of a deep borehole for disposal of nuclear
waste. Early work established the coupled thermo-hydrological-mechanical-chemical forces
likely to control radionuclide movement from a deep borehole. This report emphasizes more
recent borehole science and engineering activities including: 1. Establishing a reference borehole
design; 2. Developing the design for borehole seals; and 3. Identifying the nature and extent of
site characterization needed for deep borehole siting.