Towards higher temperatures in nuclear waste repositories

Recently, there is a tendency to explore the possibility of increasing the maximum design temperature in deep geological repositories for high-level nuclear waste and spent fuel. In the paper, a number of issues related to the use of higher temperatures are reviewed. Both bentonite barriers and argi...

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Main Authors: Gens Antonio, de Vasconcelos Ramon B., Olivella Sebastià
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2020-01-01
Series:E3S Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2020/65/e3sconf_icegt2020_01001.pdf