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May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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WIPP: Lessons in transportation safety
As part of a future consent-based approach by the federal government to site new deep geologic repositories for nuclear waste, local communities and states that are considering hosting such facilities are sure to have many questions. Currently, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico is the only example of such a repository in operation, and it offers the opportunity for state and local officials to visit and judge for themselves the risks and benefits of hosting a similar facility. But its history can also provide lessons for these officials, particularly the political process leading up to the opening of WIPP, the safety of WIPP operations and transportation of waste from generator facilities to the site, and the economic impacts the project has had on the local area of Carlsbad, as well as the rest of the state of New Mexico.
International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference
Technical Session
Thursday, November 17, 2022|10:00–11:45AM MST|Lantana
Session Chair:
Eric Guiltinan (LANL)
Alternate Chair:
Matthew Paul (Sandia)
Session Organizer:
Emily R. Stein
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Advancements in High-Performance Multi-Physics Simulation Capabilities for the Geologic Disposal Safety Assessment Framework
10:00–10:20AM MST
Michael Nole (Sandia), David Fukuyama (Sandia), Rosie Leone (Sandia), Heeho Park (Sandia), Matthew Paul (Sandia), Alex Salazar (Sandia)
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Development of a Fully Implicit Flow and Solute Transport Model in PFLOTRAN
10:20–10:40AM MST
David Fukuyama (Sandia), Michael Nole (Sandia)
Characteristics of a Steel/Clay Model System Under Repository Conditions
10:40–11:00AM MST
Margit Fabian (Centre for Energy Research), Istvan Tolnai (Centre for Energy Research), Otto Czompoly (Centre for Energy Research), Janos Osan (Centre for Energy Research), Elod Laszlo Aradi (Eötvös Loránd Univ.)
Model Development of Coupled THMC Processes for a Geological Repository at Higher Temperature Region
11:00–11:20AM MST
Yusaku Takubo (Nuclear Waste Mgmt. Org. Japan), Yusuke Takayama (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Andres Idiart (AMPHOS 21 Consulting), Tatsuya Tanaka (Obayashi Corp.), Keisuke Ishida (Nuclear Waste Mgmt. Org. Japan), Kiyoshi Fujisaki (Nuclear Waste Mgmt. Org. Japan)
Model Development for THM Simulations of a Full-Scale Heater Emplacement in Opalinus Clay
11:20–11:40AM MST
Teklu Hadgu (Sandia), Thomas Dewers (Sandia), Edward Matteo (Sandia)
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