Published December 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Status of the international cooperation project, DECOVALEX for THM coupling analysis

  • 1. Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon (Korea, Republic of)

Description

For the assessment of the performance and safety of a deep underground radioactive repository system, the thermal, hydraulic, mechanical, and chemical behaviors and their coupling should be studied. In order to analyze the THMC coupling behavior more behavior, which requires complex mathematical models and modelling techniques, DECOVALEX international cooperation project was launched in 1992. Since its beginning, four major stages of the project were successfully completed and THMC modelling techniques for various conditions could be develop. In this study, the current status and major achievements from the project were reviewed and possible benefits of the participation to the project were discussed

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Journal Title
Journal of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society
Journal Volume
5
Journal Issue
4
Series
14 refs, 12 figs, 2 tabs
Journal Page Range
p. 323-338
ISSN
1738-1894