Published 1996 | Version v1
Book

Potential for salt solution cavern placement of engineered radioactive wastes

  • 1. Univ. of Waterloo, Porous Media Research Inst., Waterloo, Ontario (Canada)
  • 2. Georgia Inst. of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Atlanta, Georgia (United States)

Description

Salt solution caverns are suitable repositories for low- and intermediate-level radioactive wastes because of low permeability, closure, and geological stability. Laboratory tests show that simulated salt-waste mixtures will compact to low porosities during closure, isolating the wastes indefinitely. The principles of slurry design, placement, and cavern behavior are presented. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available from Canadian Nuclear Society, 144 Front Street, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2L7
Part of:
Proceedings of the 1996 international conference on deep geological disposal of radioactive waste

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Canadian Nuclear Society
Imprint Place
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
ISBN
0-919784-44-5
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the 1996 international conference on deep geological disposal of radioactive waste
Imprint Pagination
1 v.
Journal Page Range
p. 6.31-6.39

Conference

Title
International conference on deep geological disposal of radioactive waste
Dates
16-19 Sep 1996
Place
Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada)

Optional Information

Notes
12 refs., 1 tab., 7 figs.