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A Probabilistic Methodology to Determine Failure Probabilities and Acceptance Criteria for the KBS-3 Inserts Under Ice-Age Load Conditions

Karl-Fredrik Nilsson, Peter Dillström, Claes-Göran Andersson, Fred Nilsson, Mats Andersson, Philip Minnebo, Lars-Erik Bjorkegren, Bo Erixon

Nuclear Technology / Volume 163 / Number 1 / July 2008 / Pages 3-14

Technical Paper / High-Level Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT08-A3964

Factors Affecting Risk Predictions: Can Some Risk Metrics Be More Accurately Predicted Than Others?

Robert W. Rice, John C. Walton

Nuclear Technology / Volume 163 / Number 1 / July 2008 / Pages 15-23

Technical Paper / High-Level Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT08-A3965

Assessing Effects of Thermal Loading on the Stability of Emplacement Drifts

G. I. Ofoegbu, K. J. Smart, B. Dasgupta

Nuclear Technology / Volume 163 / Number 1 / July 2008 / Pages 24-30

Technical Paper / High-Level Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT08-A3966

An Analysis of External Radiation Dose Fields in an Underground Facility at the Potential HLW Geologic Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada

Oleg G. Povetko

Nuclear Technology / Volume 163 / Number 1 / July 2008 / Pages 31-37

Technical Paper / High-Level Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT08-A3967

Double-Diffusive Natural Convection in a Nuclear Waste Repository

Yue Hao, John J. Nitao, Thomas A. Buscheck, Yunwei Sun

Nuclear Technology / Volume 163 / Number 1 / July 2008 / Pages 38-46

Technical Paper / High-Level Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT08-A3968

Increased Storage Capacity at Yucca Mountain Favors Thermal Management for a Cold Repository

G. Danko, J. Walton, D. Bahrami

Nuclear Technology / Volume 163 / Number 1 / July 2008 / Pages 47-61

Technical Paper / High-Level Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT08-A3969

Modeling Temperature Distribution Around Very Deep Borehole Disposals of HLW

Fergus G. F. Gibb, Karl P. Travis, Neil A. McTaggart, David Burley, Kevin W. Hesketh

Nuclear Technology / Volume 163 / Number 1 / July 2008 / Pages 62-73

Technical Paper / High-Level Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT08-A3970

Impact of Advanced Fuel Cycles on Geological Disposal in a Clay Formation

Jan Marivoet, Eef Weetjens

Nuclear Technology / Volume 163 / Number 1 / July 2008 / Pages 74-84

Technical Paper / High-Level Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT08-A3971

Independent Evaluation of Waste Package Corrosion Performance Under Potential Repository Conditions

Y.-M. Pan, K. T. Chiang, D. S. Dunn, X. He, O. Pensado, P. Shukla, L. Yang

Nuclear Technology / Volume 163 / Number 1 / July 2008 / Pages 85-91

Technical Paper / High-Level Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT08-A3972

Implementation of Localized Corrosion in the Performance Assessment Model for Yucca Mountain

S. David Sevougian, Vivek Jain, Robert J. MacKinnon, Patrick D. Mattie, Kevin G. Mon, Bryan E. Bullard

Nuclear Technology / Volume 163 / Number 1 / July 2008 / Pages 92-100

Technical Paper / High-Level Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT08-A3973

Results from an International Simulation Study on Coupled Thermal, Hydrological, and Mechanical Processes near Geological Nuclear Waste Repositories

J. Rutqvist, D. Barr, J. T. Birkholzer, M. Chijimatsu, O. Kolditz, Quansheng Liu, Y. Oda, Wenqing Wang, Chengyuan Zhang

Nuclear Technology / Volume 163 / Number 1 / July 2008 / Pages 101-109

Technical Paper / High-Level Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT08-A3974

Coupled In-Rock and In-Drift Hydrothermal Model Study for Yucca Mountain

G. Danko, J. Birkholzer, D. Bahrami

Nuclear Technology / Volume 163 / Number 1 / July 2008 / Pages 110-128

Technical Paper / High-Level Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT08-A3975

Time-Domain Random-Walk Algorithms for Simulating Radionuclide Transport in Fractured Porous Rock

Scott L. Painter, Vladimir Cvetkovic, Osvaldo Pensado

Nuclear Technology / Volume 163 / Number 1 / July 2008 / Pages 129-136

Technical Paper / High-Level Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT08-A3976

Formulation of Time-Domain Random-Walk Compartment Model for Radionuclide Migration from a Geologic Repository

Daisuke Kawasaki, Joonhong Ahn

Nuclear Technology / Volume 163 / Number 1 / July 2008 / Pages 137-146

Technical Paper / High-Level Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT08-A3977

A Modeling Study Evaluating the Thermal-Hydrological Conditions in and near Waste Emplacement Drifts at Yucca Mountain

J. T. Birkholzer, N. Halecky, S. W. Webb, P. F. Peterson, G. S. Bodvarsson

Nuclear Technology / Volume 163 / Number 1 / July 2008 / Pages 147-164

Technical Paper / High-Level Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT08-A3978

Impact of Landscape Topography and Quaternary Overburden on the Performance of a Geological Repository of Nuclear Waste

Lars Marklund, Anders Wörman, Joel Geier, Eva Simic, Björn Dverstorp

Nuclear Technology / Volume 163 / Number 1 / July 2008 / Pages 165-179

Technical Paper / High-Level Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT08-A3979

Probabilistic Methodology for Long-Term Assessment of Volcanic Hazards

Olivier Jaquet, Charles Connor, Laura Connor

Nuclear Technology / Volume 163 / Number 1 / July 2008 / Pages 180-189

Technical Paper / High-Level Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT08-A3980