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Preliminary Thermo-Mechanical Characterization of Cement-Based Materials for LLW Immobilization

Salvatore Angelo Cancemi, Rosa Lo Frano, Sandro Paci
Proc. ASME. ICEM2023, ASME 2023 International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, V001T05A003, October 3–6, 2023
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2023-110086
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2023-110086
View Paper titled, Preliminary Thermo-Mechanical Characterization of Cement-Based Materials for LLW Immobilization
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Topics: Cements (Adhesives), Concretes, Thermomechanics, Durability, Finite element methods, Inspection, Thermal conductivity, Wire, X-rays, Compressive strength
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Interim Dry Storage of PWR Spent Fuel Assemblies: Development of a Long Term Creep Law to Assess the Fuel Cladding Integrity

Pol Bouffioux, Sylvain Leclercq, Chantal Cappelaere, Thierry Bredel
Proc. ASME. ICEM2001, Volume 1: Posters; Natl./Intl. Programs; Environmental Remediation and D&D Management/Tools; Fuel Cladding Evolution; LL/ILW; Disposal Site Selection/URLs; Fuel Pellets; Low/Interm. Level Waste; Worker Protection Policies; Release/Clearance Standards; Transmutation; Solid Waste; Contaminant Migration; Remediation of Uranium Mining/Milling Sites, 201-205, September 30–October 4, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2001-1035
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2001-1035
View Paper titled, Interim Dry Storage of PWR Spent Fuel Assemblies: Development of a Long Term Creep Law to Assess the Fuel Cladding Integrity
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Topics: Cladding systems (Building), Creep, Fuels, Pressurized water reactors, Spent nuclear fuels, Storage, Pressure, Databases, Failure, Fuel rods
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Separated Plutonium: Threats and Prospects

Allison M. Macfarlane
Proc. ASME. ICEM2001, Volume 3: Hazardous Waste; Engineered/Geological Barriers in Disposal Systems; L/ILW; Radioactive Waste From Research/Industries; Spent Fuel/HLW Disposal; Public Involvement; Remediation of Uranium Mining/Milling; LL/ILW; Clearance/Exemption Levels; Mgmt. of Fissile Material; HLW; Dismantling; Reversible/Irreversible Disposal; Waste Avoidance/Minimization; Decontamination; Liquid Waste; Radioactive Waste Processing; Transport of Spent Fuel/HLW; Solid HLW Confinement; QA/QC, 1513-1518, September 30–October 4, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2001-1269
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2001-1269
View Paper titled, Separated Plutonium: Threats and Prospects
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Topics: Breeder reactors, Failure, Fuels, Hazards, Nuclear power, Nuclear weapons, Security, Weapons
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An Independent Analysis of a Glovebox Glove Failure Incident

Michael E. Cournoyer, Steven Lee, Robert F. Grundemann
Proc. ASME. ICEM2001, Volume 2: Mgmt. Low/Interm. Level Waste; Spent Fuel; Economics/Analyses for Waste Mgmt.; Radiological Characterization/Application Release Criteria; Panel Sessions; Solid Waste Reduction/Treatment; Current Activities in Central/Eastern Europe; Environmental Remediation Technology; LL/ILW; HLW/Spent Fuel; Chernobyl; D&D Waste; Performance Assessment; MOX and Spent UOX; D&D Nuclear Reactors; Decommissioning of Other Nuclear Facilities, 745-749, September 30–October 4, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2001-1133
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2001-1133
View Paper titled, An Independent Analysis of a Glovebox Glove Failure Incident
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Topics: Failure, Evaporation, Feedback, Risk, Temperature, Ceramics, Contamination, Control equipment, Cost benefit analysis, Hazards
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Preliminary Safety Evaluation of an Aircraft Impact on a Near-Surface Radioactive Waste Repository

R. Lo Frano, G. Forasassi, G. Pugliese
Proc. ASME. ICEM2013, Volume 1: Low/Intermediate-Level Radioactive Waste Management; Spent Fuel, Fissile Material, Transuranic and High-Level Radioactive Waste Management, V001T01A042, September 8–12, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2013-96235
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2013-96235
View Paper titled, Preliminary Safety Evaluation of an Aircraft Impact on a Near-Surface Radioactive Waste Repository
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Topics: Aircraft, Radioactive waste repositories, Safety, Design, Stress, Military systems, Accidents, Computer simulation, Concrete walls, Concretes
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Activities ONDRAF/NIRAS Related to the Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities

J. Cantarella, R. Simenon, M. Braeckeveldt
Proc. ASME. ICEM2013, Volume 2: Facility Decontamination and Decommissioning; Environmental Remediation; Environmental Management/Public Involvement/Crosscutting Issues/Global Partnering, V002T03A029, September 8–12, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2013-96174
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2013-96174
View Paper titled, Activities ONDRAF/NIRAS Related to the Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities
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Topics: Nuclear decommissioning, Nuclear power stations, Biomedicine, Decontamination, Databases, Demolition, Failure, Information processing systems, Maintenance, Radioactive waste processing
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Factors Affecting the Longevity of Interim ILW Stores, Monitoring Methods and Techniques Supporting Store Life Extension

Jenny Morris, Stephen Wickham, Tim Hicks, Phil Richardson, James McKinney, Mark Tearle, Darrell Morris, Melanie Brownridge
Proc. ASME. ICEM2011, ASME 2011 14th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Parts A and B, 1351-1360, September 25–29, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2011-59151
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59151
View Paper titled, Factors Affecting the Longevity of Interim ILW Stores, Monitoring Methods and Techniques Supporting Store Life Extension
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Topics: Life extension, Service life (Equipment), Coatings, Concretes, Corrosion, Cranes, Failure, Inspection, Maintenance, Optical quality control
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The Complex Challenge of Repairing the Gantry Steelwork on the First Generation Magnox Storage Pond at Sellafield: Legacy Waste Storage, First Generation Magnox Storage Pond

Ian E. Richardson
Proc. ASME. ICEM2011, ASME 2011 14th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Parts A and B, 129-140, September 25–29, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2011-59133
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59133
View Paper titled, The Complex Challenge of Repairing the Gantry Steelwork on the First Generation Magnox Storage Pond at Sellafield: Legacy Waste Storage, First Generation Magnox Storage Pond
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Topics: Maintenance, Steelwork, Storage, Structural health monitoring, Teams, Fuel storage, Machinery, Safety, Corrosion, Damage
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Scenario Development for Safety Assessment of Waste Repository for Feasibility Study on Transmutation of Spent Nuclear Fuel Into LILW Using PEACER

Sung-yeop Kim, Kun Jai Lee
Proc. ASME. ICEM2010, ASME 2010 13th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Volume 1, 507-509, October 3–7, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2010-40209
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40209
View Paper titled, Scenario Development for Safety Assessment of Waste Repository for Feasibility Study on Transmutation of Spent Nuclear Fuel Into LILW Using PEACER
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Topics: Safety, Spent nuclear fuels, Accidents, Coolants, Decontamination, Failure, Liquid metal cooled reactors, Pressurized water reactors
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A Preliminary Postclosure Safety Assessment of OPG’s Proposed L&ILW Deep Geologic Repository, Canada

Richard Little, John Avis, Nicola Calder, Nava Garisto, Paul Gierszewski, Helen Leung, Laura Limer, James Penfold, George Towler, Russell Walke, Robert Walsh
Proc. ASME. ICEM2009, ASME 2009 12th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Volume 1, 19-28, October 11–15, 2009
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2009-16289
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2009-16289
View Paper titled, A Preliminary Postclosure Safety Assessment of OPG’s Proposed L&ILW Deep Geologic Repository, Canada
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Topics: Safety, Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, Computer software, Conceptual design, Earthquakes, Energy generation, Failure, Flow (Dynamics), Groundwater, Nuclear environmental management
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Contingency Options for the Dry Storage of Magnox Spent Fuel in the UK

Jenny Morris, Stephen Wickham, Phil Richardson, Colin Rhodes, Mike Newland
Proc. ASME. ICEM2009, ASME 2009 12th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Volume 1, 811-816, October 11–15, 2009
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2009-16330
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2009-16330
View Paper titled, Contingency Options for the Dry Storage of Magnox Spent Fuel in the UK
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Topics: Spent nuclear fuels, Storage, Fuels, Uranium, Hydrogen, Metals, Secondary cells, Water, Concretes, Corrosion
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Contingency Options for the Drying, Conditioning and Packaging of Magnox Spent Fuel in the UK

Jenny Morris, Stephen Wickham, Phil Richardson, Colin Rhodes, Mike Newland
Proc. ASME. ICEM2009, ASME 2009 12th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Volume 1, 817-823, October 11–15, 2009
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2009-16331
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2009-16331
View Paper titled, Contingency Options for the Drying, Conditioning and Packaging of Magnox Spent Fuel in the UK
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Topics: Drying, Packaging, Spent nuclear fuels, Fuels, Storage, Uranium, Containers, Hydrogen, Vacuum, Vitrification
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Experience With Operation of Mobile Cementation Facility at A-1 NPP

Zuzana Holicka, Tibor Krajc, Dusan Kevicky, Marian Urbanec
Proc. ASME. ICEM2009, ASME 2009 12th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Volume 1, 55-59, October 11–15, 2009
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2009-16038
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2009-16038
View Paper titled, Experience With Operation of Mobile Cementation Facility at A-1 NPP
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Topics: Nuclear power stations, Cements (Adhesives), Manipulators, Radioactive wastes, Storage tanks, Containers, Control systems, Cutting, Decontamination, Failure
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Integrating Natural and Social Sciences to Inspire Public Confidence in Radioactive Waste Policy Case Study: Committee on Radioactive Waste Management

Sam Usher
Proc. ASME. ICEM2007, 11th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Parts A and B, 225-237, September 2–6, 2007
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2007-7240
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2007-7240
View Paper titled, Integrating Natural and Social Sciences to Inspire Public Confidence in Radioactive Waste Policy Case Study: Committee on Radioactive Waste Management
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Topics: Radioactive wastes, Governments, Ethics, Decision analysis, Decision making, Failure, Radioactive waste disposal
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HEPA Filter Performance Under Adverse Conditions

Michael Parsons, Kristina Hogancamp, Steven Alderman, Charles Waggoner
Proc. ASME. ICEM2007, 11th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Parts A and B, 595-598, September 2–6, 2007
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2007-7074
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2007-7074
View Paper titled, HEPA Filter Performance Under Adverse Conditions
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Topics: Aerosols, Emissions, Failure, Filters, HEPA filters, Leakage, Particle size, Particulate matter, Pressure, Soot
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Using Pressure Decay Methodology to Detect Glovebox Glove Failures

Michael E. Cournoyer, Stephen Schreiber, Steve D. Chunglo
Proc. ASME. ICEM2007, 11th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Parts A and B, 97-102, September 2–6, 2007
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2007-7018
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2007-7018
View Paper titled, Using Pressure Decay Methodology to Detect Glovebox Glove Failures
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Topics: Failure, Pressure, Drugs, Inspection, Instrumentation, Isotopes, Leakage, Mechanical properties, Nuclear industry, Rupture
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Radiation Protection Experience in RA Heavy Water Research Reactor Important for Decommissioning

Marko M. Ninkovic
Proc. ASME. ICEM2003, 9th ASME International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation: Volumes 1, 2, and 3, 717-723, September 21–25, 2003
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2003-4617
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2003-4617
View Paper titled, Radiation Protection Experience in RA Heavy Water Research Reactor Important for Decommissioning
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Topics: Nuclear decommissioning, Radiation (Physics), Water, Accidents, Fuels, Cooling systems, Nuclear reactors, Contamination, Countermeasures, Failure
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Building the Yucca Mountain Repository

R. Glenn Vawter
Proc. ASME. ICEM2003, 9th ASME International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation: Volumes 1, 2, and 3, 955-958, September 21–25, 2003
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2003-4545
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2003-4545
View Paper titled, Building the Yucca Mountain Repository
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Topics: Construction, Failure, Governments, Licensing, National defense, Radioactive wastes, Transportation systems
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Design of a Storage Facility for Intermediate Level Waste at Hunterston “A” Decommissioning Site

A. Carr, M. J. Clarke, G. E. Langley, N. C. Sanders, C. R. J. Sunman
Proc. ASME. ICEM2003, 9th ASME International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation: Volumes 1, 2, and 3, 1869-1877, September 21–25, 2003
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2003-4885
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2003-4885
View Paper titled, Design of a Storage Facility for Intermediate Level Waste at Hunterston “A” Decommissioning Site
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Topics: Design, Nuclear decommissioning, Storage, Safety, Service life (Equipment), Store design, Concretes, Construction, Engineering disciplines, Environmental Protection Agency
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Legitimacy as the Key: The Long-Term Management of Radioactive Waste in the UK

Chris Murray, David Wild, Ann McCall, John Mathieson, Ben Russell
Proc. ASME. ICEM2003, 9th ASME International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation: Volumes 1, 2, and 3, 965-971, September 21–25, 2003
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2003-4828
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2003-4828
View Paper titled, Legitimacy as the Key: The Long-Term Management of Radioactive Waste in the UK
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Topics: Radioactive wastes, Ethics, Nuclear industry, Blocks (Building materials), Failure, Food products, Governments, Nuclear decommissioning, Nuclear fuel cycle, Nuclear power