A review of potential cementing systems for sealing and support matrices in deep borehole disposal of radioactive waste

NC Collier, NB Milestone, KP Travis - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cementitious grouts are being developed for use as sealing and support matrices (SSMs) in
deep borehole disposal (DBD) where temperatures do not exceed 190° C. They will seal …

Safeguards Implications for Deep Borehole Disposal of Spent Fuel

R Finch, R Haddal, GT Baldwin - 2016 - osti.gov
Deep borehole disposal (DBD) has been suggested as an option for disposing spent
nuclear fuel in a number of countries, including several countries that are subject to …

Lessons Learned from the Development of Cementitious Grouts for Deep Borehole Disposal Applications

NC Collier, NB Milestone, KP Travis - Journal of Materials in Civil …, 2017 - ascelibrary.org
The performance of grouts made using oilwell cement is markedly different above 90° C
than at lower temperatures, and the rapidity with which grouts thicken can cause failures in …

Nuclear Transition in the UAE

O Fidawi - large.stanford.edu
The United Arab Emirates is one of the most oil-rich nations in the world, producing close to
four million barrels a day, and is in this sense an energy-independent nation.[1] However, it …

Design Verification for Deep Boreholes. A Scoping Study.

RJ Finch, HA Smartt, R Haddal - 2017 - osti.gov
Deep borehole disposal (DBD) has been suggested as an option for disposing spent
nuclear fuel in a number of countries, including several countries that are subject to …

Decommissioning the Chernobyl nuclear power plant: an update

F Maltini, S Asamov - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil …, 2016 - icevirtuallibrary.com
The 1986 accident at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine led to the destruction of one of
its four generating units. Radioactive contamination spread for several hundred kilometres …