10th International Conference on 
Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology


 

DIVISION R: WASTE REPOSITORY TECHNOLOGY


(The papers with links are those received by the SMiRT 10 Secretariat at the time the Transactions went to press)


R01: Spent Fuel Assembly and Transporation Cask Evaluation

Development of On-Site Accident Criteria for Waste Transfer Casks
Evert D. Uldrich

Simplified Methods for Impact Loads of Solid-Walled Transportation Packagings for Radioactive Materials
W.W. Teper, R.G. Sauvé
Material Modeling Related to Underground Nuclear Waste Structures
R.J. James, Y.R. Rashid
Design Improvement of Diminutive Axisymmetric Containment Vessels
Paul N. Roschke, Shyh-Hwa Hwang

R02: Research and Management Policy Activities on Radioactive Wastes

European Community Research Programme on Radioactive Waste Management
Sergio Finzi
An Overview of the National Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Program
Ralph Stein
An Assessment of Dynamic Response Prediction for a High-Level Nuclear Waste Underground Repository
Daniel D. Kana, Billy W. Vanzant, Barry H.G. Brady, Prasad K. Nair

R03: Fuel Assembly Drop Evaluation

Simulation of a Fuel Pin Impacting a Rigid Floor During Waste-Handling Operations
J. Jim Lee, Ching L. Wu

Study on Fuel Assembly Drop Accident
Akitoshi Hotta, Hiroto Kawahara
Shock Structural Tests for NSRR Experimental Capsule Using Slow Explosive
Sadamitsu Tanzawa, Toshio Fujishiro, Shinji Yoshie, Morihiro Iwasaki

R04: Low and Intermediate Waste Treatment and Disposal Container Evaluation

Theoretical-Experimental Comparison of Vitrified Glass Container Behavior Using the CASTEM System
J.P. Moncouyoux, P. Jamet, A. Combescure, A. Millard

Structural Performance Assessment of Nuclear Fuel Waste Containers
Lalit K. Grover
Evaluation of Site-Generated Radioactive Waste Treatment and Disposal Methods for the Yucca Mountain Repository
C.V. Subramanian, L.J. Jardine

R05: Design and Safety Evaluation of Respository Facilities

A Proposed Concrete Shaft Liner Design Method for an Underground Nuclear Waste Repository
Archie M. Richardson, Birger Schmidt, Christopher M. St. John, Robert E. Stinebaugh
Seismic Design of Waste Respository Shafts
Thomas L. Anderson
Cost-Benefit Assessment Methodology for Seismic Design of High-Level Waste Repository Facilities
C.V. Subramanian, A.H. Hadjian
A Probabilistic Estimate of Seismic Damage to the Waste-Handling Building of a Repository Located at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
O.K. Kiciman, N.A. Abrahamson
Offsite Radiation Doses Resulting from Seismic Events at the Yucca Mountain Repository
C.W. Ma, L.J. Jardine

R06: Material Models for Backfill Material, Soils, and Rocks

Optimum Permeability for a Cement Based Backfill Material
F. Jacobs, F.H. Wittmann, K. Iriya
Experiments on Thermal Conductivity in Buffer Materials for Geologic Repository
Takeshi Kanno, Toshikazu Yano, Hisao Wakamatsu, Eiji Matsushima
Study of Inorganic Sorbents as Material for Underground Repositories in China
Wang Zhixiong

R07: Long-Term Behavior of Underground Storage

Thermo-Mechanical Analysis of High Level Nuclear Waste in Various Rocks
Alain Millard, Phillippe Jamet
Understanding the Use of a Continuum Joint Model for the Analysis of an Excavated Drift
Sharon V. Petney, Mark L. Blanford
Stability of Underground Openings in the Yucca Mountain Repository
Thomas E. Blejwas
Thromomechanical Modeling of Radioactive Waste Disposal in Salt Formations
Mehdi Ghoreychi, Pierre Berest
Surface Effects Due to Disposal of Heat Generating Waste in a Salt Formation
Jan Prij

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