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Developments in the Regulatory Framework of Interim Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) in Germany
Christoph Gastl, Julia Palmes (Federal Office for the Regulation of Nuclear Waste Management)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 1-3
Sooner or Later Disposal of HLW?—Economic Appraisal of Different Decisions
Phuong Hoai Linh Doan (CEA), Thierry Duquesnoy (Paris Saclay Univ)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 4-13
Risk Minimization across the Entire Back End of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle—Challenges and Opportunities
John Kessler (J. Kessler and Associates, LLC)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 14-19
Coupled THMC Models for Bentonite in a Clay-Host Rock Repository for Nuclear Waste: Illitization and its Effect on Stress under High Temperature
Liange Zheng, Jonny Rutqvist, Hao Xu, Jens T. Birkholzer (LBNL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 20-29
Reactive Transport Modeling of Sulfide Cycling in the Nearfield and its Impact on Copper Canister Corrosion
Paul Wersin, Marek P?kala, Peter Alt-Epping (Univ of Bern), Petteri Pitkäenen (Posiva Oy), Veerle Cloet (Nagra)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 30-34
Using TOUGH2-GRS for Modelling C-14 Transport in a Repository
Holger Seher, Guido Bracke, Gerd Frieling, Ingo Kock (GRS)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 35-40
Logistic Simulation of Underground Operation of Future Belgian Geological Disposal Facility
H.-J. Engelhardt, B. Haverkamp, R. Gasull (DBE Technology GmbH), D. Raymaekers (ONFRAF/NIRAS)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 41-51
HLW Disposal Package for Cigéo: Design Basis and Development Timeline
Jean-Michel Bosgiraud, Christophe Baroux, Frédéric Bumbieler, Didier Crusset (Andra)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 52-61
Durability of the Canadian Used Fuel Container
E. P. Kremer (NWMO)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 62-68
Solubility of Nd(OH)3 at High pH
Jonathan P. Icenhower, Charlotte N. Sisk, Leslie M. Kirkes, Jandi Knox, Cassandra Marrs (SNL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 69-71
ENSA/DOE Full Scale Transport Cask (ENSA ENUN 32P) Shock and Vibration Testing
David Garrido (ENSA), Steven Ross (PNNL), Paul E. McConnell, Willaim Uncapher (SNL), Philip Jensen, Nicholas Klymyshyn (PNNL), Sylvia Saltzstein, Ken Sorenson (SNL), Brady Hanson, Ralph Best (PNNL), William Shust (Objective Engineers), Jeff L. England (SRNS), Russ Walker, Ruben Pena (Transportation Technology Center, Inc.)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 72-78
Rail Package Transportation Loads Transmitted to Spent Nuclear Fuel Assemblies
Nicholas Klymyshyn, Philip J. Jensen (PNNL), David Garrido (ENSA)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 79-83
Spent Nuclear Fuel Transportation: Rail Conveyance Transmissibility
Philip J. Jensen, Nicholas Klymyshyn, Steven B. Ross (PNNL), David Garrido (ENSA)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 84-89
U.S. DOE Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage and Transportation R&D Activities
Sylvia Saltzstein, Ken Sorenson (SNL), Brady Hanson (PNNL), Peter Swift (SNL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 90-97
Confidence Building in Biosphere Assessment Involving Environmental Change—A Regulatory Perspective
Shulan Xu, Björn Dverstorp, Maria Nordén (Swedish Radiation Safety Authority)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 98-104
Latest International Developments and Practice in Addressing Climate Change and Landscape Evolution in Post Closure Safety Assessments
Tobias Lindborg (SKB/Swedish Univ of Agricultural Sciences), Graham Smith (GMS Abingdon Ltd.), Mike Thorne (Mike Thorne and Assoc Ltd)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 105-112
Non-Human Biota Dose Assessments for Repositories in Crystalline and Sedimentary Rock
Chantal Medri (NWMO), Glen Bird (GBird Environmental Ltd)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 113-120
BIOPROTA: International Collaboration in Addressing Key Issues in Biosphere Aspects of Post-Closure Assessment
Koen Mannaerts (Fedeeral Agency for Nuclear Control), Graham Smith (GMS Abingdon Ltd.), Karen Smith (RadEcol Consulting Ltd.)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 121-127
Conceptual Representations of Fracture Networks and their Effects on Predicting Groundwater Transport in Crystalline Rocks
Elena Kalinina, Teklu Hadgu, Yifeng Wang (SNL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 128-135
Numerical Modeling of Flow and Transport in Fractured Crystalline Rock
Teklu Hadgu, Elena Kalinina, Katherine Klise, Yifeng Wang (SNL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 136-144
Modeling Coupled Reactive Flow Processes in Fractured Crystalline Rock
Emily R. Stein, Jennifer M. Frederick, Glenn E. Hammond, Kristopher L. Kuhlman, Paul E. Mariner, S. David Sevougian (SNL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 145-155
Hydrogeological Performance of the Planned French Geological Radioactive Wastes Repository —Cigéo
Hakim Benabderrahmane (Andra), Johan Holmen (Golder Associates), Olivier Stab (Ecole Nationale des Mines de Paris), Jacques Brulhet (Andra)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 156-163
Development of NWMO Buffer Program—From Concept to Full Scale Demonstrations
K. Birch, M. Mielcarek (NWMO)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 164-172
Application of Copper Coatings to Used Nuclear Fuel Containers
J. D. Giallonardo, P. G. Keech, D. Doyle (NWMO)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 173-182
Absence of Colloids Related to Engineered Barrier (MGO): Experimental Determination
Yongliang Xiong, Leslie Kirkes, Sungtae Kim, Cassie Marrs, Justin Dean, Jandi Knox, Haoran Deng, Martin Nemer (SNL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 183-188
Update on the German Approach of Storing Spent Nuclear Fuel in Dual Purpose Casks until Final Disposal
Holger Völzke, Dietmar Wolff (BAM)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 189-194
PRA—Radial Hydride Embrittlement in Spent PWR Nuclear Fuel Cladding
E. Eidelpes, L. F. Ibarra (Univ of Utah), R. A. Medina (Univ of New Hampshire)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 195-205
Extended Storage Considerations for Dry Cask Storage Systems using Welded Stainless Steel Canisters
Shannon M. Chu, Jeremy Renshaw, Richard D. Reid (EPRI)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 206-209
Transuranic Management using Thorium and Uranium-233 Recycle in Heavy Water Reactors
Timothy Ault, Steven Krahn (Vanderbilt Univ), Andrew Worrall (ORNL), Allen Croff (Vanderbilt Univ)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 210-216
Prospects for Near-Term Implementation of a Thorium Fuel Cycle
Steven Krahn, Timothy Ault, Bethany Burkhardt (Vanderbilt Univ), Andrew Sowder (EPRI)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 217-223
The Current State of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Simulation Tools
Bethany Burkhardt, Steven Krahn, Timothy Ault, Brandon Chisholm, Steven Lemasters, Kevin Adams (Vanderbilt Univ), Andrew Sowder (EPRI)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 224-230
Postclosure Safety Assessment of a Canadian Used Fuel Repository
E. P. Kremer, N. G. Hunt (NWMO), J. D. Avis (Geofirma Eng Limited), F. Garisto, P. J. Gierszewski, M. Gobien, R. Guo, C. L. D. Medri (NWMO)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 231-238
RepoTREND—A Program Package for Safety Analysis of Radioactive Waste Repository Systems
Tatiana Reiche (GRS)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 239-245
Determining Well and Source Locations for Safety Assessments of a Deep Geologic Repository
John Avis (Geofirma Eng), Erik Kremer (NWMO)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 246-254
Probabilistic Assessment of Postclosure Safety for a Canadian Used Fuel Repository in Crystalline Rock
M. Gobien, R. Guo (NWMO)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 255-264
Development of a Waste Form Process Model in PFLOTRAN
Jennifer M. Frederick, Glenn E. Hammond, Paul E. Mariner, Emily R. Stein, S. David Sevougian (SNL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 265-272
Modelling Colloid-Facilitated Americium Transport at Grimsel Test Site, Switzerland
Benjamin E. Harvey (Univ of Birmingham), Lindsay McMillan (Univ of Birmingham/Mott MacDonald), Alan W. Herbert (Univ of Birmingham)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 273-280
The Chemical State of 79Se in Spent Nuclear Fuel: Implications for the Performance Assessment
Enzo Curti, Matthias Krack, Daniel Grolimund (Paul Scherrer Inst), Sergey V. Churakov (Paul Scherrer Inst/Univ of Bern)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 281-285
Revisiting the WIPP Humic Colloid Model for Tetravalent Actinides
Paul E. Mariner (SNL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 286-293
Experimental Demonstration of Mechanisms for Effective Near-Borehole Crack Plugging with Bentonite
Mohammad Nurul Islam, Rachel Asit Upadhyay, Carolyn Wehner, Andrew P. Bunger (Univ of Pittsburgh)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 294-298
Constitutive Equations for Two-Phase Flow in Compacting Crushed Salt
Klaus-Peter Kröhn (GRS)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 299-306
CHM-Coupled Long-Term Evolution of Seals in Rock Salt Repositories
Kyra Jantschik, Oliver Czaikowski, Helge C. Moog, Klaus Wieczorek (GRS)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 307-316
Temperature Dependent Sulphide Transport in Highly Compacted Bentonite
Scott Briggs (York Univ), Jennifer McKelvie (Canadian Inst for Advanced Research), Magdalena Krol (York Univ)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 317-321
Preliminary Evaluation of Removing SNF from Shutdown Sites—2016 Update
Steven J. Maheras, Ralph E. Best, Steven B. Ross (PNNL), Jeffery L. England (SRNL), Lawrence M. Massaro (Federal Railroad Administration), Philip J. Jensen (PNNL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 322-329
Lessons Learned from the Nevada Rail Project
Barry L. Butterfield (Retired), Daniel B. Bullen (DNFSB)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 330-335
Compiling a Historical Record of Spent Nuclear Fuel Shipments Worldwide
Kevin J. Connolly (ORNL), Ronald B. Pope (ANL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 336-343
RepoSTAR— Framework for Statistic Runs Regarding Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis
Dirk-Alexander Becker, Tatiana Reiche (GRS)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 344-346
Probabilistic Sensitivity Analysis of Final Repository Performance Assessment Models
Dirk-A. Becker, Sabine M. Spiessl (GRS)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 347-355
Minimizing the Impact of Software Evolution on Radioactive Waste Management
Glenn E. Hammond, Jennifer M. Frederick (SNL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 356-362
A Metric for Transient Groundwater Transport from a Deep Geological Repository
John Avis, Nicola Calder (Geofirma Eng Ltd), Erik Kremer (NWMO)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 363-370
Setting Performance Assessment Parameters for Safety Case Development
Takafumi Hamamoto, Takanori Kunimaru, Sanae Shibutani, Susumu Kurosawa, Masaki Tsukamoto (NUMO), Ian McKinley (McKinley Consulting)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 371-379
Identification of Key Parameters Driving Geologic Repository Performance at Meuse/Haute Marne Inferred from Probabilistic Radionuclide Transport Evaluations
Gregory Mathieu, Amélie de Hoyos, (Inst de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire), Sitakanta Mohanty, Stuart Stothoff, Michael Muller (CNWRA)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 380-388
Research and Development in the Context of the Swiss Disposal Programmes
I. Gaus (Nagra)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 389-394
Spent Nuclear Fuel Dry Packaging Facility—Design Concept, Cost and Throughput Analysis
Abiodun Adeniyi, Bret van den Akker (ORNL), Halim Alsaed (Enviro Nuclear Services), Jim Blink (Beckman & Assoc), Joe Carter, Tom Severynse, Bob Jones (SRNL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 395-401
Wet Repackaging Facility Design Concept and Cost and Throughput Analysis
Bret van den Akker, Abiodun Adeniyi (ORNL), Halim Alsaed (Enviro Nuclear Services), Jim Blink (Beckman & Assoc), Joe Carter, Tom Severynse, Bob Jones (SRNL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 402-409
Spent Fuel Dry Storage Aging Management—Development of the Managing Aging Process in Storage (MAPS) Report
David Pickett, Yiming Pan (CNWRA), John Wise, Ricardo Torres, Darrell Dunn (NRC)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 410-413
Example of Integration of Safety, Security, and Safeguard using Dynamic Probabilistic Risk Assessment under a System-Theoretic Framework
Elena Kalinina, Brian Cohn, Doug Osborn, Jeffrey Cardoni, Adam D. Williams, M. Jordan Parks, Katherine Jones, Nathan Andrews, Emma Johnson, Ethan Parks, Amir Mohagheghi (SNL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 414-427
APM DGR Vehicle Fire Sizing and Smoke Clearing Scenarios
J. N. Noronha, S. S. Shaikh (NWMO), J. O. C. Imrie (Hatch)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 428-436
Ventilation and Traffic Study for a Proposed Deep Geological Repository in Crystalline Geosphere
J. O. C. Imrie, D. Witow (Hatch), A. Lee, A. Živkovi? (NWMO)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 437-445
Evaluation of an Adaptive Deep Geologic Repository Layout in Crystalline Geosphere
J. L. Carvalho (Golder Associates), A. Ž. Živkovi?, A. Lee (NWMO)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 446-451
Repository Design in Safety Case Development
Yoichi Yamamoto, Shigeru Kubota, Satoru Suzuki (NUMO)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 452-461
AREVA UNF Management Activities in the U.S.
Sven Bader, Don McGee, Mark Denton, Paul Murray (Areva Federal Services, LLC)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 462-471
Assessment Approaches of Mechanical Behavior of SNF under Transport Package Test Conditions
Frank Wille, Konrad Linnemann, Viktor Ballheimer, Annette Rolle (BAM)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 472-475
German Concept to Ensure Transportability of SNF Packages after Interim Storage
Steffen Komann, Frank Wille, Thorsten Schöenfelder (BAM)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 476-481
Thermal and Mechanical Influence of a Deep Geological Repository in Crystalline Rock on the Ground Surface
Ruiping Guo (NWMO)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 482-489
Effects of Glaciation on Radionuclide Transport in Sedimentary Rocks
Jianming Chen (NWMO), John Avis, Nicola Calder (Geofirma Eng)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 490-497
Criticality and Shielding Assessment of Canister Concepts for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel
Miguel Morales Gutierrez, Stefano Caruso, Nikitas Diomidis (Nagra)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 498-505
Identification and Formation of Carbon-14 Containing Organic Compounds during Anoxic Corrosion of Activated Steel in Alkaline Conditions
Erich Wieland, Benjamin Z. Cvetkovi?, Dominik Kunz (Scherrer Inst), Gary Salazar, Söenke Szidat (Univ of Bern)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 506-511
Detecting Water in Dry Storage Canisters for Used Fuel
Ryan M. Meyer, Samuel W. Glass, Gerges Dib, Morris S. Good, Surajit Roy, Judith M. Cuta (PNNL), Ash Thakker (Global Technology Connection, Inc.)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 512-517
High-Resolution Ultrasound Imaging using Model-Based Iterative Reconstruction for Canister Degradation Detection
S. Chatzidakis, J. J. Jarrell, J. M. Scaglione (ORNL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 518-523
Robotic Inspection and Delivery Systems for Dry Cask Storage Systems
Jeremy Renshaw (EPRI), Jamie Beard, Shannon Chu (Robotic Technologies of Tennessee), Paul Plante, Neil Fales (3 Yankees), Matt Keene (Duke Energy Corp), Jay Wellwood (NAC International), Steve Glovsky, Andrew Bryant (Robotic Technologies of Tennessee), Joe Mahal, Jim Stadler (GE Inspection Technologies)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 524-528
Correlation of Simulated to Experimental NDE Inspections of Copper Coatings on Used Fuel Containers
T. Liyanage (NWMO), J.-F. Martel, O. Marcotte (Nucleom Inc.), D. Doyle (NWMO)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 529-535
Large Diameter Deep Borehole Disposal Concept for HLW Glass
Mark J. Rigali, Ernest L. Hardin, Emily R. Stein, Jiann-Cheng Su (SNL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 536-546
Feasibility of Direct Disposal of Salt Waste from Electrochemical Processing of Spent Nuclear Fuel
Rob P. Rechard, Teklu Hadgu, Yifeng Wang, Larry C. Sanchez (SNL), Patrick McDaniel, Corey Skinner, Nima Fathi (Univ of New Mexico), Steven Frank, Michael N. Patterson (INL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 547-554
Corrosion Studies of the Canadian Used Fuel Container
David S. Hall (NWMO), Thalia Standish (NWMO/Western Univ), Sridhar Ramamurthy, David W. Shoesmith (Western Univ), Peter G. Keech (NWMO)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 555-558
Copper Corrosion in Pure Water—Scientific and Post-Closure Safety Aspects
Allan Hedin, Adam Johannes Johansson, Christina Lilja (SKB)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 559-567
Dry Transfer System Revisited
Sven Bader (AREVA), Collin Dolan, Dmytro Zaytsev, Daniel Gryder, Nicholas Cesmat, Qutaiba Enaya, Michael Segura (Univ of North Carolina at Charlotte)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 568-579
Developing a Re-Inspection Evaluation Method for CI-SCC in Chinshan ISFSI
Yung-Shin Tseng, Chu Ching Hau, Jong-Rong Wang (NTHU), Po-Hsiu Lee, Chih-Tien Liu (Atomic Energy Council), Chunkuan Shih (NTHU)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 580-586
Spent Fuel Transport Container C-30 Residual Heat Removal Modeling
Juraj Vaclav (Nuclear Regulatory Authority), Mária ?arnogurská, Tomáš Brestovi? (Technical Univ in Košice), Jaroslav Sivák (ALFA Security Technologies a.a.), Andrea Václavová (Slovak Univ of Technology in Bratislava)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 587-594
Effects of Random Geometry on Post-Closure Repository Criticality Safety
Xudong Liu, Massimiliano Fratoni, Joonhong Ahn (Univ of California, Berkeley), Fumio Hirano (JAEA/International Research Inst of Nuclear Decommissioning)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 595-599
Uncertainty Analysis of Far-Field Precipitation from Used Nuclear Fuel
Alex Salazar, Massimiliano Fratoni, Joonhong Ahn (Univ of California, Berkeley), Fumio Hirano (JAEA/International Research Inst for Nuclear Decommissioning)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 600-607
Material Composition Effects on Far-Field Fissile Deposition Minimum Critical Mass
Milos Atz, Xudong Liu, Massimiliano Fratoni, Joonhong Ahn (Univ of California, Berkeley), Fumio Hirano (JAEA)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 608-614
Laplace Transformed Analytical Solution of Aqueous Radionuclide Transport via Heterogeneous Geological Formations for Arbitrary Length Decay Chain
Bret Patrick van den Akker (ORNL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 615-621
Towards a New Regulation, 10 CFR Part 7X for Reprocessing: Recent NRC Activities
Christina J. Leggett (NRC)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 622-631
Site Selection in Switzerland: Stepwise Narrowing-Down Methodology and its Application
P. Zuidema, S. Vomvoris (Nagra)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 632-638
Standardized Canisters and Their Potential Impact on an Integrated Waste Management System
J. J. Jarrell, R. A. Joseph III, R. M. Cumberland, G. M. Petersen (ORNL), E. A. Kalinina (SNL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 639-646
Use of Multi-Attribute Utility Analyses to Assess Transportation Routes from Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations (ISFIs)
Sven Bader, Ashley Spry (AREVA Federal Services, LLC)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 647-652
Incremental Development in the Design for Cigéo: Managing a Robust and Reversible Development from the Licensing to the Closure of the Disposal
P. Landais, F. Launeau, J. M. Krieger, G. Ouzounian (Andra)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 653-658
Design of Underground and Closure Structures for the Cigéo Project
J.-M. Krieger, G. Armand, O. Ozanam, P. Landais (Andra)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 659-663
Thermal Impact in the Geometrical Settings in Deep Geological Repositories for HLW with Retrievability and Monitoring
Rocio Paola León Vargas, Joachim Stahlmann, Volker Mintzlaff (TU Braunschweig)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 664-670
Applying the Concept of Resilience to Geological Disposal in Japan
H. Umeki, T. Fujiyama, S. Suzuki (NWMO), I. G. McKinley (McKinley Consulting)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 671-677
Technology Readiness Assessment Process Adapted to Geologic Disposal of HLW/SNF
S. David Sevougian, Robert J. MacKinnon (SNL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 678-696
RD&D Activities at Grimsel Test Site and Mont Terri Underground Rock Laboratory—To Support Nagra’s Site License Application
S. Vomvoris, I. Blechschmidt, O. X. Leupin (Nagra)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 697-705
Underground Generic Laboratory Experimental Program for Safety Assessment Purposes
Lukáš Vondrovic, Ilona Pospíšková, Antonín Vokál, J. Augusta, J. Slovák (SURAO)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 706-709
Site Selection of Underground Research Laboratory for Geological Disposal in China—The Application of a New Rock Mass Classification System QHLW
L. Chen, J. Liu, H. Y. Zhang, Z. H. Zong, J. Wang (Beijing Research Inst of Uranium Geology)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 710-717
Cladding Considerations at BAM Regarding Extended Storage of Spent Fuel
Teresa Orellana Pérez, Holger Voelzke, Dietmar Wolff, Uwe Zencker (BAM)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 718-725
Destructive Tests for Determining Mechanical Integrity of Spent Nuclear Fuel Rods
Efstathios Vlassopoulos (EPFL), Ramil Nasyrow, Dimitrios Papaioannou, Vincenzo V. Rondinella (EC-JRC), Stefano Caruso (Nagra), Andreas Pautz (EPFL/Scherrer Inst)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 726-733
Mechanical Integrity Studies on Spent Nuclear Fuel Rods
V, V. Rondinella, R. Nasyrow, D. Papaioannou (EC-JRC), E. Vlassopoulos (EPFL), F. Cappia, O. Dieste-Blanco, T. A. G. Wiss (EC-JRC)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 734-740
Pre-Closure Safety Assessment in Safety Case Development
K. Yamashina, S. Suzuki, S. Kubota (NUMO)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 741-749
Preliminary Hazard Identification for a Canadian Used Fuel Repository
Kelly Liberda, Helen Leung (NWMO), Heini Reijonen (GTK), Taina Karvonen (Saanio & Riekkola Oy)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 750-757
Emplacement and Retrieval Concepts for German SF/HLW Repositories in Claystone
Philipp Herold, Michael Jobmann (DBE Technology GmbH)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 758-766
Modeling of Temperature Variations during Ventilation in Deep Geologic Repositories
George Danko, Davood Bahrami (Univ of Nevada, Reno), Craig Imrie (Hatch)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 767-777
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste—The German Case
Clemens Walther (LU Hannover), Klaus Jürgen Röehlig (TU Clausthal)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 778-785
Choosing among Nuclear Fuel Cycles using Multi-Attribute Utility Theory
Stephen Clement, Sama Bilbao y. León (Virginia Commonwealth Univ)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 786-792
Re-Branding the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Examining Infographic Effects
Melanie A. Kulesz, Kenneth B. Kahn, Sama Bilbao y León (Virginia Commonwealth Univ), invited
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 793-799
Is Deep Borehole Disposal a Technical Option for Germany?
Guido Bracke (GRS GmbH), Frank Charlier (RWTH), Axel Liebscher (GFZ Potsdam), Frank Schilling (KIT-AGW), Thomas Roeckel (Piewak & Partner)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 800-809
Deep Borehole Disposal for Countries with Small Nuclear Power Programs
John R. Cochran, Patrick V. Brady, Ernest L. Hardin (SNL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 810-817
Conceptual Design for Waste Packaging and Emplacement in Deep Boreholes
Ernest Hardin (SNL), Fred Peretz (ORNL), Abiodun Adeniyi, Paul Nogradi (ORNL), Jiann Su, John Cochran (SNL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 818-825
Permeability Measurements from a Potential Deep Geological Repository Site
Katherine A. Daniels, Jon F. Harrington (British Geological Survey), Mark Jensen (NWMO)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 826-833
Comparison of Neutron Absorber Panels from Zion Spent Fuel Pool against Zion Coupons
Hatice Akkurt (EPRI)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 834-839
Optimization of New Glass Matrices for Conditioning of High Level Radioactive Wastes
Margit Fábián, Csaba Aracki (Centre for Energy Research)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 840-847
Non-Proliferation and Accountancy of Spent Fuel Storage of Pebble Bed Reactors
Xia Bing, Jiong Guo, Chunlin Wei, Ding She, Jian Zhang, Fu Li (Tsinghua Univ)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 848-852
Development of Site Descriptive Models—Strategy and Methodology for the Qualification of Data Collected from the Literature
T. Kunimaru, K. Ota (NWMO), N. Giroud, S. Vomvoris (Nagra), S. Yamada (NWMO)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 853-858
Data Integration Through the Development of 3-Dimensional Geosphere Models
Eric Sykes (NWMO), Stefano D. Normani (Univ of Waterloo), Lorrie Fava, Darren Janeczek (MIRARCO)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 859-866
Drilling and Testing in the Deep Borehole Field Test
Kristopher L. Kuhlman, David C. Sassani, Geoff A. Freeze, Ernest L. Hardin, Patrick V. Brady (SNL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 867-875
Benefits of Siting a Borehole Repository on Non-Operating Nuclear Facility
Jin Whan Bae, William Roy, Kathryn Huff (Univ of Illinois)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 876-883
Nuclear Infrastructure Council Recommendations for Nuclear Waste Management Reform
Steven Nesbit (Duke Energy), David Blee (U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Council), Edward Davis (Pegasus Group), Alexander Hoppes (Areva)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 884-888
Algorithms and Methods for Optimizing a Used Nuclear Fuel Allocation Strategy
G. M. Petersen, S. E. Skutnik (Univ of Tennessee), R. A. Joseph III (ORNL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 889-898
Sensitivity Study of Indepth for Verification of Facility Spent Nuclear Fuel Declarations
Scott M. Richards (Univ of Tennessee), Brandon R. Grogan (ORNL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 899-905
Status of Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage, Transportation, and Disposal in the Republic of Korea
Donghak Kook (KAERI), Yongdeog Kim (KHNP), John Kessler (J. Kessler and Associates, LLC)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 906-913
Dry Cask Storage Systems Thermal Analysis Project
Alyse Scurlock, Jocelyn Petty, Scott Woodbury, William Murphy (Duke Energy), Jay Wellwood (NAC International), Brady Hanson (PNNL), John Scaglione (ORNL)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 914-916
Effect of Rarefication on Cladding Temperatures within a Used Nuclear Fuel Canister Filled with Dry Helium
Corey Trujillo, Mustafa Hadj-Nacer, Miles Greiner (Univ of Nevada, Reno)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 917-924
Comparison of Cask Loader versus ORIGEN Decay Heat Calculation Results
Brandon Distler, Steve Baker, Jordan Gladden (Transware Enterprises), Hatice Akkurt (EPRI)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 925-930
Effect of Pellet-Cladding Bonding on the Vibration of Surrogate Fuel Rods
Shokoufeh Zargar, Ricardo A. Medina (Univ of New Hampshire), Luis Ibarra (Univ of Utah)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 931-939
Experimental Determination and Modeling of Used Fuel Vacuum and Gas Circulation for Dry Cask Storage
Travis W. Knight, Jamil Khan, Tanvir Farouk (Univ of South Carolina), James Tulenko (Univ of Florida), Joshua Tarbutton (Univ of North Carolina, Charlotte)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 940-944
Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy for Water Vapor Quantification and Detection
Malik M. Tahiyat, Travis W. Knight, Tanvir I. Farouk, (Univ of South Carolina)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 945-951
Waste Management for Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants
Richard D. Reid (EPRI)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 952-962
Regulatory Oversight of Spent Nuclear Fuel Encapsulation Plant and Disposal Facility Construction
Kai Hämäläinen, Päivi Mäenalanen, Jouko Mononen, Jussi Heinonen (STUK)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 963-967
License Review of the KBS-3 Concept- Assessment of Hydrogeological Analysis
Georg A. Lindgren (SSM)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 968-975
Spent Fuel Management at the Andreeva Bay Site for Temporary Storage in the Kola Peninsula
Malgorzata Karpow Sneve, Katarzyna Siegien-Iwaniuk (Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority), Natalya Shandala (Federal Medical Biological Agency of Russia), Anatoly Grigoriev (ROSATOM), Graham Smith (GMS Abingdon Ltd.)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 976-981

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