Publications

International Collaborations on Radioactive Waste Disposal in Salt (FY20)

Kuhlman, Kristopher L.; Matteo, Edward N.; Mills, Melissa M.; Jayne, Richard S.; Reedlunn, Benjamin R.; Sobolik, Steven R.; Bean, James B.; Stein, Emily S.; Gross, Michael B.

This report is a summary of the international collaboration work conducted by Sandia and funded by the US Department of Energy Office (DOE) of Nuclear Energy Spent Fuel and Waste Science & Technology (SFWST) as part of the Sandia National Laboratories Salt R&D and Salt International work packages. This report satisfies milestone level-three milestone M3SF-205N010303062. Several stand-alone sections make up this summary report, each completed by the participants. The first two sections discuss international collaborations on geomechanical benchmarking exercises (WEIMOS), granular salt reconsolidation (KOMPASS), engineered barriers (RANGERS), and documentation of Features, Events, and Processes (FEPs).