Publications from 2018

The following applied research publications reflect our role as an interface between academia and science-based organisations. Please contact the authors for further information.

Birkholzer Jens T, Bond A, Hudson John A, Jing L, Tsang C, Shao H, Kolditz O (2018) DECOVALEX-2015: an international collaboartion for advancing the understanding and modeling of coupled thermo-hydo-mechanical-chemical (THMC) processes in geological systems, Environ. Earth Sci., 76:539.Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Alex Bond
Bratteteig N, Duro L, Hunt N, Jones K, Kautsky U, Leane C, Medri C, Mrdakovic Popic J, Parviainen L, Proverbio A, Scheib C, Shibutani S, Smith G M, Smith K, Thorne M C, Wilson J (2018) Study of Issues Affecting the Assessment of Impacts of Disposal of Radioactive and Hazardous Waste. NRPA Rapport 2018:5 (ISSN 1891 - 5205 )
Cochran J, Bennet D, Degnan P, Grout C, Liebenberg G, Little R, Ramsey J, Blerk J, Van Marcke P (2018) International Implementation of IAEA’s Borehole Disposal Concept for Sealed Radioactive Sources –18545, WM2018 Conference, March 18 - 22, 2018, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.WM Symposia, Inc.
- Richard Little
Geier J, Thatcher K E, Newson R K, Benbow S J and Dessirier B (2018) 2018:21 Research on Resaturation of Bentonite Buffer.SSM
Hicks T, Doudou S, Baldwin T, Farrow J, Thatcher K, Watson S, Moss K, Bean C (2018) Concept Development: Disposal Concepts for Plutonium Residues. RWM Report.
- Kate Thatcher
- Sarah Watson
Jefferies N, Hoch A, Tsitsopoulos V, Alexander R, Börgesson L, Hedström M, Karnland O, Sandén T, Crawford M, White M, Frieg B, Vomvoris S, Metcalfe R, Wilson J (2018) Sealing Deep Site Investigation Boreholes: Phase 2. Final Report.
- Richard Metcalfe
- James Wilson
Lindborg T, Thorne M, Andersson E, Becker J, Brandfelt J, Cabianca T, Gunia M, Ikonen A T K, Johansson E, Kangasniemi V, Kautsky U, Kirchner G, Klos R, Kowe R, Kontula A, Kupiainen O, Lahdenperä A M, Lord N S, Lunt D J, Näslund J O, Nordén M, Norris S, Pérez-Sánchez D, Proverbio A, Riekki K, Rübel A, Sweeck L, Walke R, Xu S, Smith G, Pröhl G (2018) Climate change and landscape development in post-closure safety assessment of solid radioactive waste disposal: Results of an initiative of the IAEA.
Metcalfe R, Wilson J (2018) Sealing site investigation boreholes Phase 2: Support elements, RWM/03/046, 202580/11 Issue A.
- Richard Metcalfe
- James Wilson
Metcalfe R, Wogelius R, Milodowski AE and Field L (2018). Potential for fractured higher strength rocks to take up radionuclides from groundwater. Final report. NDA Report no. RWM/Contr/19/038.RWM
- Richard Metcalfe
Tamayo-Mas E, Harrington J F, Shao H, Dagher E E, Lee J, Kim K, Rutqvist J, Lai S H, Chittenden N, Wang Y, Damians I P and Olivella S (2018). DECOVALEX-2019 project: Task A - modElliNg Gas INjection ExpERiments (ENGINEER). British Geological Survey Open Report OR/18/049.British Geological Survey
- Neil Chittenden
Tamayo-Mas E, Harrington J F, Shao H, Dagher E E, Lee J, Kim K, Rutqvist J, Lai S H, Chittenden N, Wang Y, Damians I P and Olivella S (2018). Numerical modelling of gas flow in a compact clay barrier for DECOVALEX-2019. Second International Discrete Fracture Network Engineering Conference, June 20-22, 2018, Seattle (United States).
- Neil Chittenden
Walke R, Thorne M (2018) RWM Marine Biosphere Model: Review of Environmental Change and Sensitivity Study. QRS-1889A-1. Version 3.1. RWM Report.
- Mike Thorne
- Russell Walke
Watson C E, Robinson P C, Burrow J F, Maul P R (2018) The application of portfolio selection to fuel channel inspection in advanced gas-cooled reactors.
- Jenny Burrow
- Philip Maul
- Peter Robinson
- Claire Watson
Watson C, Wilson J, Savage D, Norris S (2018) Coupled reactive transport modelling of the international Long-Term Cement Studies project experiment and implications for radioactive waste disposal, Applied Geochemistry Volume 97, October 2018, Pages 134-146.Elsevier
- Claire Watson
- James Wilson
Watson S, Hicks T, Thatcher K, Shaw R, Doudou S, Baldwin T, Towler G, Limer L, Hutchinson D, Smith J, Majhu S, Clarke N (2018) Geological Disposal – Disposal Concepts for Multi-Purpose Containers. QRS-1567G-R7. RWM Report.
- Laura Limer
- R Shaw
- Kate Thatcher
- George Towler
- Sarah Watson
Wilson J, Benbow S, Metcalfe R (2018) Reactive transport modelling of a cement backfill for radioactive waste disposal, Cement and Concrete Research Volume 111, September 2018, Pages 81-93.Elsevier
Wilson J, Metcalfe R, Benbow S, Watson C, Savage D (2018) Modeling the Long-Term Behavior of Cementitious Barriers -18188, WM2018 Conference, March 18 - 22, 2018, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.WM Symposia, Inc.