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The Application of a Coupled Chemical Transport Model in a Trial Assessment of Deep Disposal of Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Steve K. Liew ,
Vea Economides ,
Adrian Dawes  and
David Read
Steve K. Liew
Affiliation:
WS Atkins Engineering Sciences Limited, Epsom, Surrey, United Kingdom, KT18 5BW
Vea Economides
Affiliation:
WS Atkins Engineering Sciences Limited, Epsom, Surrey, United Kingdom, KT18 5BW
Adrian Dawes
Affiliation:
WS Atkins Engineering Sciences Limited, Epsom, Surrey, United Kingdom, KT18 5BW
David Read
Affiliation:
WS Atkins Engineering Sciences Limited, Epsom, Surrey, United Kingdom, KT18 5BW
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Abstract

A series of trial assessments are being undertaken within the United Kingdom to rehearse procedures for post-closure radiological risk analysis of low and intermediate level radioactive waste disposal sites. These trial or “Dry Run” studies draw together workers from a variety of scientific disciplines allowing simultaneous rather than isolated development of assessment procedures. This paper illustrates the use of chemical codes and data within a probabilistic risk assessment framework through a demonstration exercise performed on a hypothetical repository located beneath Harwell, Oxfordshire. The implications for risk assessment practices reliant on the assumption of “conservative” parameters are highlighted by comparison with a more mechanistic approach which takes into account competitive effects.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 176: Symposium U – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XIII , 1989 , 769
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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