Publications from 2009
The following applied research publications reflect our role as an interface between academia and science-based organisations. Please contact the authors for further information.
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Bond A.E., Savage D.S., Wilson J.C., Maul P.R. and Robinson P.C. (2009). Modelling the Evolution of Compacted Bentonite Clays in Engineered Barrier Systems using the QPAC-EBS Code. Paper accepted for the THERESA-TIMODAZ Conference, Luxembourg, 2009.
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Bond A.E., Towler G., Paulley A and S Norris. (2009) Implementation of a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) in the UK by the NDA Radioactive Waste Management Directorate (RWMD): Coupled modelling of gas generation and multiphase flow between co-located ILW/LLW and HLW/SF components of a GDF. ICEM09-16307.
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Bond, A., Towler, G., Paulley, A., and Norris, S. (2009) Implementation of a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) in the UK by the NDA Radioactive Waste Management Directorate (RWMD): Coupled Modelling of Gas Generation and Multiphase Flow Between the Co-located ILW/LLW and HLW/SF Components of a GDF. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management ICEM ‘09/DECOM ’09. ICEM09-16307.
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Garisto N, Avis J, Fernandes S, Jackson R, Little R, Rees J, Towler G and Walke R (2009). Postclosure Safety Assessment (V1): Features, Events and Processes. Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) Report DGR-TR-2009-05-R0. Toronto, Canada.
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Garitte B, Gens A, Feng X, Xiaoyan L, Millard A, Bond A, McDermott C, Fujita T and Nakama S (2009). A DECOVALEX-2011 benchmark: laboratory drying test in Opalinus Clay. Paper accepted for the THERESA-TIMODAZ Conference, Luxembourg, 2009.
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Hodgkinson D, Benabderrahmane H, Elert M, Hautojärvi A, Selroos J-O, Tanaka Y, Uchida M (2009). An overview of Task 6 of the Äspö Task Force: modeling groundwater and solute transport: improved understanding of radionuclide transport in fractured rock. Hydrogeology Journal, 17, 1035-1049, 2009.
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Lehman L, Lowe J, Egan M, Paulley A and Baker S (2009). Uncertainty in Performance Assessments Using An Evidence Support Logic Methodology: An Application of TESLA. Abstract accepted for presentation at Waste Management 2009 Symposium, Pheonix, Arizona.
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Limer L, Albrecht A, Bytwerk D, Marang L, Smith G and Thorne M (2009). Cl-36 Phase 2: Dose Assessment Uncertainties and Variability. Version 2.0 (Final). A report prepared within the BIOPROTA international cooperation programme and published by Andra: D.RP.CSTR.09.0026.
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Limer L, Albrecht A, Bytwerk D, Marang L, Tamponnet C, Nakai K, Thorne M and Smith G (2009). Cl-36 Phase 2: Dose Assessment Uncertainties and Variability. Draft Report, Version 0.5, March 2009. Draft in preparation with the BIOPROTA international cooperation programme.
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Limer L, Albrecht A, Marang L, Thorne M, Wiebert A and Smith G (2009). C-14 Long-Term Dose Assessment: Quantitative Model Comparison and Development. Draft Report, Version 0.3, March 2009. Draft in preparation with the BIOPROTA international cooperation programme.
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Little R, Avis J, Calder N, Garisto N, Humphreys P, King F, Limer L, Metcalfe R, Penfold J, Rees J, Savage D, Suckling P, Towler G, Walke R and Walsh R (2009). Postclosure Safety Assessment (V1) Report. Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) Report DGR-TR-2009-01-R0. Toronto, Canada.
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Little R, Bath A, Humphreys P, King F, Metcalfe R, Penfold J, Savage D, Towler G and Walke R (2009). Postclosure Safety Assessment (V1): System and Its Evolution. Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) Report DGR-TR-2009-04-R0. Toronto, Canada.
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Maul P R, Beaubiern S E, Bond A E, Limer L, Lombardi S, Pearce J, Thorne M T and West J (2009). Modelling the Fate of Carbon Dioxide in the Near-Surface Environment at the Latera Natural Analogue Site. Energy Procedia 1 1879-1885.
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Maul P R, Bond A E, Limer L M C and Thorne M C (2009). System-Level Modelling for the Latera Site: Final Report. Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) Report No. R318, URN 09D/517, March 2009.
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Metcalfe R, Maul P R, Benbow S J, Watson C E, Hodgkinson D P, Paulley A, Limer L, Walke R C and Savage D (2009) A unified approach to Performance Assessment (PA) of geological CO2 storage. Energy Procedia, 1(1):2503-2510.
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Metcalfe R. and Watson SP, 2009. Technical Issues Associated with Deep Repositories in Different Geological Environments. Quintessa Report QRS-1398B-1 to the Environment Agency.
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Penfold J and Little R (2009). Postclosure Safety Assessment (V1): Analysis of Human Intrusion and Other Disruptive Scenarios. Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) Report DGR-TR-2009-03-R0. Toronto, Canada.
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Penfold JSS (2009). Preliminary Post-Closure Environmental Safety Case for the D1225 Shaft at Dounreay, SILW Reference number 54324/5/REP/QNT/3173/IS/01, March 2009.
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Penfold JSS (2009). SAFEGROUNDS: Guide to the comparison of contaminated land management options, CIRIA W28 London, 2009.
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Robinson P C and Suckling P M (2009). PICNIC-TD: User Guide for version 1.2. Nagra NIB 09-24.
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Savage D, Watson C, Wilson J, Bond AE , Jones W, Metcalfe R, Milodowski T, Munro C, Penfold J and Watson S. (2009) Understanding Radionuclide Migration from the D1225 Shaft, Dounreay, Caithness, UK . EGU, 2009, Vienna.
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Suckling P., Calder N., Humphreys P., King F., Leung H. (2009). The development and use of T2GGM: A gas modelling code for the Postclosure Safety Assessment of OPG's proposed L&ILW Deep Geologic Repository, Canada. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, ICEM '09/DECOM '09, October 11-15, Liverpool, U.K.
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Towler G H, Walke R C and Thorne M C (2009). NDA RWMD Biosphere Assessment Studies FY2008-2009: Catchment Modelling – Evaluation of MIKE SHE. Quintessa Limited Report to Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) Radioactive Waste Management Directorate (RWMD) QRS-1378K-5, Version 1.0, August 2009.
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Towler, G., Hicks, T., Watson, S., and Norris, S. (2009) Implementation of a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) in the UK by the NDA Radioactive Waste Management Directorate (RWMD): the Potential for Interaction between the Co-located ILW/LLW and HLW/SF Components of a GDF. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management ICEM ‘09/DECOM ’09. ICEM09-16306.
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Walke R C and Paulley A (2009). Preliminary Post-Closure Environmental Safety Case for the D1225 Shaft at Dounreay: Appendix E – Performance Assessment. Dounreay Site Restoration Limited report 54324/5/REP/QNT/3173/IS/01, Issue 1, March 2009. RCW AP
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Walke R C and Paulley A (2009). Preliminary Post-Closure Environmental Safety Case for the D1225 Shaft at Dounreay: Appendix E – Performance Assessment. Dounreay Site Restoration Limited report 54324/5/REP/QNT/3173/IS/01, Issue 1, March 2009.
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Walke R C, Thorne M C and Limer L M C (2009). The PRISM Foodchain Modelling Software: Version 3.2 Data Report. Quintessa Report to the UK Food Standards Agency QRS-3004D-3, Version 1.0, July 2009.
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Walke R C, Thorne M C, Watson C E and Limer L M C (2009). The PRISM Foodchain Modelling Software: Version 3.2 Technical Report. Quintessa Report to the UK Food Standards Agency QRS-3004D-2, Version 1.0, July 2009.
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Walke R, Bath A, Bond A, Calder N, Humphreys P, King F, Little R, Metcalfe R, Penfold J, Rees J, Savage D, Towler G and Walsh R (2009). Postclosure Safety Assessment (V1): Data. Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) Report DGR-TR-2009-08-R0. Toronto, Canada.
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Walke R, Limer L, Little R and Towler G (2009). Postclosure Safety Assessment (V1): Analysis of the Normal Evolution Scenario. Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) Report DGR-TR-2009-02-R0. Toronto, Canada.
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Watson C, Hane K, Savage D, Benbow S, Cuevas J and Fernandez, R (2009). Reaction and diffusion of cementitious water in bentonite: Results of 'blind' modelling. Applied Clay Science, 45:54-69.
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Watson SP and Watson CE, 2009. The long-term evolution of the D1225 Shaft Hydraulic Isolation Barrier and its long-term impact on Groundwater Flow. DSRL SILW reference 54324/5/REP/QNT/3313/IS/01.
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Watson SP, 2009. Preliminary Post-closure Environmental Safety Case for the D1225 Shaft at Dounreay. Appendix B: Geology, Hydrogeology and Geochemistry. DSRL SILW Reference 54324/5/REP/QNT/3173/01.
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Watson SP, 2009. Preliminary Post-closure Environmental Safety Case for the D1225 Shaft at Dounreay. Appendix C: Contamination in the Geosphere Surrounding the Shaft. DSRL SILW Reference 54324/5/REP/QNT/3173/01.
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Watson SP, Hicks TW, Towler GH, Reedha D, Paulley A, Baldwin T and Bond AE., 2009 (in press). Post-closure Performance Assessment: Consideration of a Co-located Geological Disposal Facility in the Safety Case. Quintessa report QRS-1378P-R1.
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Watson, S., Hicks, T., Towler, G., Reedha, D., Paulley, A. and Baldwin, T. (2009) Post-closure Performance Assessment: Consideration of a Co-located Geological Disposal Facility in the Safety Case. Quintessa report to RWMD QRA-1378P-R1 Version 2.
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Wilson, J.C. (2009) A new polymer model for estimating the Gibbs free energy of formation of 7, 10 and 14 phyllosilicates (submitted).
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Wilson, J.C., Murray, V., Kettle, N. (2009) Leader 'The London Bombings: environmental monitoring, health risk assessment and lessons identified for major incident response'. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 66, 642-643.
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Yoshida H, Metcalfe R, Seida, Y, Takahashi H and Kikuchi T (2009) Retardation capacity of altered granitic rock distributed along fractured and faulted zones in the orogenic belt of Japan. Engineering Geology, 106, 116-122.