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An Analysis of Buffering in Bentonite-Groundwater Systems
Chemical buffering by bentonite can potentially simplify assessments of the performance of engineered barriers to radionuclide migration by decoupling near-field and far-field geochemical...

A Preliminary Evaluation of the Ability of From-Reactor Casks to Geometrically Accommodate Commercial LWR Spent Nuclear Fuel
The Department of Energy has sponsored a number of cask design efforts to define several transportation casks to accommodate the various assemblies expected to be accepted by the Federal...

Emplacement Drift Temperature Reduction by Cooling Enhancement and Ventilation
The application of cooling enhancement in a short vertical container emplacement layout is analyzed. Two 25 m-long heat pipes upward oriented at 45 degrees are installed at each emplacement...

Three-Dimensional Thermal Analysis for Temperature Distribution in Geological Formation
A three-dimensional conduction heat transfer program has been developed for use on microcomputer for thermal analysis of a conductive medium subject to, finite length heat sources. The...

The Constructive Use of Heat in an Unsaturated Tuff Repository
By designing the engineered barrier system in an unsaturated tuff repository to constructively use heat, the waste containers can be kept dry for hundreds of years. Without water, the...

Dry Spent Fuel Storage in the 1990's
In the United States, for the decade of the 1990's, at-reactor-site dry spent fuel storage has become the predominant option outside of reactor spent fuel pools. This development...

A Proposed Regulatory Guide Basis for Spent Fuel Decay Heat
A proposed revision to Regulatory Guide 3.54, 'Spent Fuel Heat Generation in an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation' has been developed for the U.S. Nuclear...

Interim Storage of Solidified High Level Wastes
Indian approach to the problem of interim storage of vitrified high level wastes, indicating design philosophy adopted for air cooled vault at Tarapur has been described. Important design...

Interim Waste Storage for the Integral Fast Reactor Fuel Cycle Demonstration
An interim storage system design and operating strategy were developed for implementation in the Integral Fast Reactor Fuel Cycle Demonstration. Waste characteristics and thermal power...

Site-Generic Approach for Performance Assessment of HLW Disposal System in Japan
This paper presents an overview of the preliminary performance analyses and description of R&D activities designed based upon the results of the analyses, which are to be incorporated...

The Long Climb to Remediation
During World War II, the Rocky Mountain Arsenal in Colorado served as an Army manufacturing center for the production, then destruction, of mustard gas, napalm, cluster bomb mixtures,...

Fear of Trying
Conventional methods for cleaning up hazardous-waste sites are expensive, subject to increasing restrictions, and don't work that well for certain types of waste. Innovative...

Aquifer Restoration: Which Method?
Ground-water contamination is an increasing problem, especially in large urban areas. Toxics that seep into water supplies threaten the health of the community and it's difficult...

California's Orange County Water District A Model for Comprehensive Water Resources Management
The Orange County Water District in Southern California has developed over several decades a water resources management program that incorporates innovative control strategies, proven...

Compaq Center East Water Management Plan
This Water Management Plan attempts to balance the many goals which were established in the Master Plan. Major areas of natural vegetation have been preserved. Stormwater quality pond/wetland...

A Multilevel Optimal Control Algorithm for Real-Time Water Resources Management
The real-time, dynamic operation of an existing system of reservoirs, advanced wastewater treatment plants, navigation locks and natural steam channels is formulated as a continuous, distributed...

Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse for Malibu, California
Engineering-Science is providing consulting engineering services for the design of a sewer system and wastewater reclamation plant for the urban portion of Malibu, California. This project...

Wetland Valuation Based Upon Multi-Purpose Performance Evaluation
Wetland protection and restoration have become a top priority in water management. A wide variety of benefits are ascribed to wetland protection, e.g., flood control, water quality improvement,...

Environmental Restoration Project in Poland
Swedish-Polish project aiming at integrated environmental restoration of an degraded area in southern Poland is described. The project aims to demonstrate that an integrated approach,...

CSO Pollution Abatement Project Performance
The City of Trenton, NJ combined sewer overflow (CSO) pollution abatement project has been in operation for more than four years. Daily records include composite BOD₅...

 

 

 

 

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