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Sandia started working in the nuclear waste research area in the early 1970’s and published its first report on nuclear waste in 1973. Sandia has since developed long-lasting, diverse collaborative teams of outstanding scientists and engineers, including geoscientists, material scientists, nuclear engineers, mechanical engineers, computer scientists, and mathematicians. These integrated teams generated the foundational science and engineering data and analyses for developing their recommendations and solutions to the nation’s challenges in spent nuclear fuel storage, transportation, security, and disposal.
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Sandia’s supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) Brayton Cycle
Sandia National Laboratories Nuclear Energy Safeguards, Security, and Safety
Sandia’s stress corrosion cracking research and development
Understanding loads on spent nuclear fuel rods during transportation and storage
Geologic disposal safety assessment
Sandia’s nuclear waste knowledge management
Sandia nuclear fuel cycle: host rocks and engineered barriers
Thermal-hydraulic testing at Sandia
Sandia’s Spent Nuclear Fuel Assembly Drop Test
Deep Borehole Disposal Research
Sandia’s Spent Nuclear Fuel Dual-Purpose Canisters
Sandia’s Nuclear Fuel Cycle Technologies
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To contact a member of the Nuclear Energy team at Sandia, please email ne@sandia.gov