Disposal of High-Level Nuclear Waste in Deep Horizontal Drillholes

Spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste can be disposed in deep horizontal drillholes in sedimentary, metamorphic or igneous rocks. Horizontal drillhole disposal has safety, operational and economic benefits: the repository is deep in the brine-saturated zone far below aquifers in a redu...

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Main Authors: Richard A. Muller, Stefan Finsterle, John Grimsich, Rod Baltzer, Elizabeth A. Muller, James W. Rector, Joe Payer, John Apps
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/11/2052