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Streamlining Initiatives and Management Tools to Reduce Environmental Restoration Project Costs and Schedules

Janet L. Gilman, Gaynor W. Dawson, Robert Snyder, Richard Dailey
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, 125-130, September 30–October 4, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2001-1022
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2001-1022
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Topics: Army, Project management, Teams, Uncertainty, Workshops (Work spaces)
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The Minimum Disturbance (MD) Design: Engineering Adapted to Mother Nature

Leif G. Eriksson
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, 481-485, September 30–October 4, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2001-1084
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2001-1084
View Paper titled, The Minimum Disturbance (MD) Design: Engineering Adapted to Mother Nature
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Topics: Computation, Containment, Design, Design engineering, Mining, Radioactive wastes, Risk assessment, Safety, Uncertainty
Proceedings Papers

Measurement of Glass Corrosion in Boom Clay Disposal Conditions

Karel Lemmens, Marc Aertsens, Véra Pirlet, Hélène Serra, Elie Valcke, Pierre De Cannière, Pierre Van Iseghem
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, 1615-1620, September 30–October 4, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2001-1286
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2001-1286
View Paper titled, Measurement of Glass Corrosion in Boom Clay Disposal Conditions
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Topics: Corrosion, Glass, Modeling, Sorption, Temperature, Uncertainty, Water, Diffusion (Physics), Interpolation, Radioisotopes
Proceedings Papers

Exemption Levels for the Recycling and Disposal of Residues With Enhanced Levels of Natural Radioactivity (TENORM) in Germany

R. Barthel, W. Goldammer, M. Helming
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, 1499-1504, September 30–October 4, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2001-1267
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2001-1267
View Paper titled, Exemption Levels for the Recycling and Disposal of Residues With Enhanced Levels of Natural Radioactivity (TENORM) in Germany
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Topics: Radioactivity, Recycling, Radiation (Physics), Regulations, Radioisotopes, Design, Mining, Groundwater, Nuclides, Sanitary landfills
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Effects of Uncertainty and Spatial Variability on Seepage Into Drifts in the Yucca Mountain Total System Performance Assessment Model

Donald A. Kalinich, Michael L. Wilson
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, 1373-1377, September 30–October 4, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2001-1247
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2001-1247
View Paper titled, Effects of Uncertainty and Spatial Variability on Seepage Into Drifts in the Yucca Mountain Total System Performance Assessment Model
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Topics: Seepage (Hydrology), Uncertainty, Flow (Dynamics)
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Hybrid Probabilistic and Possibilistic Safety Assessment: Methodology and Application

Kazuyuki Kato, Osamu Amano, Takao Ikeda, Hideji Yoshida, Hiroyasu Takase
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, 1379-1382, September 30–October 4, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2001-1248
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2001-1248
View Paper titled, Hybrid Probabilistic and Possibilistic Safety Assessment: Methodology and Application
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Topics: Safety, Decision making, Density, Ignorance, Optimization, Probability, Radioactive wastes, Sensitivity analysis, Uncertainty
Proceedings Papers

Temperature Criterion Related to Clay Based Backfill Materials in the Framework of a Geological Repository of Heat Producing Radioactive Waste (HLW)

Johan Bel, Fréderic Bernier
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, 1327-1331, September 30–October 4, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2001-1239
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2001-1239
View Paper titled, Temperature Criterion Related to Clay Based Backfill Materials in the Framework of a Geological Repository of Heat Producing Radioactive Waste (HLW)
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Topics: Heat, Radioactive wastes, Temperature, Design, Rocks, Cooling, Corrosion, Linings (Textiles), Materials characterization, Metalwork
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Defining Science and Technology (S&T) Needs for Long-Term Stewardship of U.S. Department of Energy Sites and Development of an S&T Plan

Roger A. Mayes, Kevin M. Kostelnik, Paul K. Kearns, Robert L. Nitschke, W. James Melton
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, 45-49, September 30–October 4, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2001-1009
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2001-1009
View Paper titled, Defining Science and Technology (S&T) Needs for Long-Term Stewardship of U.S. Department of Energy Sites and Development of an S&T Plan
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Topics: Decision making, Groundwater, Hazards, Industrial research, Internet, Junctions, Maintenance, Pumps, Reliability, Risk
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Source Term Assessment: The ARIANE Programme

Marc Lippens, Danièle Boulanger, Jacques Basselier, Stefaan Van Winckel, Beat Wernli, Maria Betti
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, 1075-1080, September 30–October 4, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2001-1191
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2001-1191
View Paper titled, Source Term Assessment: The ARIANE Programme
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Topics: Boiling water reactors, Databases, Fuels, Gamma ray spectrometry, Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, Isotopes, Nuclear fission, Pressurized water reactors, Spent nuclear fuels, Uncertainty
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Do We Accurately Know the Radioactive Inventory Inside a Waste Package? A Résumé After 5 Years Experience in the Development and Operation of Advanced Gamma Scanning Systems

H.-J. Sanden, G. Caspary, K. Kroth, M. Bruggeman, T. Bücherl
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, 955-961, September 30–October 4, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2001-1170
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2001-1170
View Paper titled, Do We Accurately Know the Radioactive Inventory Inside a Waste Package? A Résumé After 5 Years Experience in the Development and Operation of Advanced Gamma Scanning Systems
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Topics: Gamma rays, Performance characterization, Quality control, Radioactive wastes, Résumés, Uncertainty
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Development of Artificial Neural Network Based Correlations for Prediction of Radionuclide Concentrations in Radioactive Waste

Frank B. Walton, John C. Tait
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, 247-252, September 30–October 4, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2001-1043
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2001-1043
View Paper titled, Development of Artificial Neural Network Based Correlations for Prediction of Radionuclide Concentrations in Radioactive Waste
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Topics: Artificial neural networks, Radioactive wastes, Radioisotopes, Uncertainty
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Safety and Uncertainty Analyses for the Shallow-Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste With Uranium Decay Chain

Seiji Takdea, Mitsuhiro Kanno, Naofumi Minase, Hideo Kimura
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, 1053-1058, September 30–October 4, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2001-1187
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2001-1187
View Paper titled, Safety and Uncertainty Analyses for the Shallow-Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste With Uranium Decay Chain
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Topics: Chain, Radioactive wastes, Safety, Uncertainty analysis, Uranium, Uncertainty, Probabilistic safety assessment
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Proposal for Internationally Standardised Cost Item Definitions for the Decommissioning of Nuclear Installations

Lucien Teunckens, Kurt Pflugrad, Candace Chan-Sands, Eduard Lazo
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, 739-743, September 30–October 4, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2001-1132
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2001-1132
View Paper titled, Proposal for Internationally Standardised Cost Item Definitions for the Decommissioning of Nuclear Installations
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Topics: Nuclear decommissioning, Nuclear power, Project cost estimation, Uncertainty, Nuclear fission, Safety
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Spent Nuclear Fuel Evolution in a Closed System

Jean-Paul Piron, Michel Pelletier, Jean-Christophe Dumas, Christophe Poinssot, Jean-Marie Gras
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, 283-288, September 30–October 4, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2001-1049
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2001-1049
View Paper titled, Spent Nuclear Fuel Evolution in a Closed System
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Topics: Spent nuclear fuels, Helium, Fuels, Oxygen, Storage, Oxidation, Temperature, Uranium, Alpha decay, Chemistry
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The PRACLAY Project: Demonstration of the Feasibility of the Belgian Reference Concept for HLW

Marc Demarche, Frédéric Bernier
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, 475-480, September 30–October 4, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2001-1083
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2001-1083
View Paper titled, The PRACLAY Project: Demonstration of the Feasibility of the Belgian Reference Concept for HLW
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Topics: Construction, Heat, Radioactive waste disposal, Radioactive wastes, Rocks, Safety, Simulation, Uncertainty
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Development of a New Method to Reduce the Measurement Uncertainties in Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy of Bituminized Radioactive Waste Drums

Bertrand Perot, Jean-Luc Artaud, Bernard Chabalier, Pierre Bonifay, Sébastien Bernard, Josette Misraki, Daniel Fulleringer, Philippe Chany, Stéphane Dogny
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, 943-948, September 30–October 4, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2001-1168
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2001-1168
View Paper titled, Development of a New Method to Reduce the Measurement Uncertainties in Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy of Bituminized Radioactive Waste Drums
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Topics: Gamma ray spectrometry, Measurement uncertainty, Radioactive wastes, Absorption, Compton effect, Computer simulation, Engineering simulation, Radiation (Physics), Radioisotopes, Simulation
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Gunnar Uranium Mine Environmental Remediation: Northern Saskatchewan

Joe Muldoon, Tamara Yankovich, Laurier L. Schramm
Proc. ASME. ICEM2013, Volume 2: Facility Decontamination and Decommissioning; Environmental Remediation; Environmental Management/Public Involvement/Crosscutting Issues/Global Partnering, V002T04A013, September 8–12, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2013-96223
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2013-96223
View Paper titled, Gunnar Uranium Mine Environmental Remediation: Northern Saskatchewan
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Topics: Environmental remediation, Uranium mining, Rocks, Structures, Governments, Lakes, Licensing, Safety, Demolition, Hazards
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Overview of the United States Department of Energy’s Used Fuel Disposition Research and Development Campaign

Mark Nutt, Peter Swift, Jens Birkholzer, William Boyle, Timothy Gunter, Ned Larson, Robert MacKinnon, Kevin McMahon, Ken Sorenson
Proc. ASME. ICEM2013, Volume 1: Low/Intermediate-Level Radioactive Waste Management; Spent Fuel, Fissile Material, Transuranic and High-Level Radioactive Waste Management, V001T02A020, September 8–12, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2013-96190
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2013-96190
View Paper titled, Overview of the United States Department of Energy’s Used Fuel Disposition Research and Development Campaign
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Topics: Fuels, Industrial research, Storage, Nuclear fuels, Transportation systems, Rocks, Uncertainty, Cladding systems (Building), Creep, Cycles
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Tailoring of the CARE Concept for Practicality, Safety and Robustness

Hideki Kawamura, Ian G. McKinley
Proc. ASME. ICEM2013, Volume 1: Low/Intermediate-Level Radioactive Waste Management; Spent Fuel, Fissile Material, Transuranic and High-Level Radioactive Waste Management, V001T02A012, September 8–12, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2013-96067
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2013-96067
View Paper titled, Tailoring of the CARE Concept for Practicality, Safety and Robustness
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Topics: Robustness, Safety, Heat, Decision making, Density, Nuclear power, Sealing (Process), Spent nuclear fuels, Storage, Uncertainty
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Impact of Advanced Fuel Cycles on Uncertainty Associated With Geologic Repositories

Rob P. Rechard, Joon Lee, Mark Sutton, Harris R. Greenberg, Bruce A. Robinson, W. Mark Nutt
Proc. ASME. ICEM2013, Volume 1: Low/Intermediate-Level Radioactive Waste Management; Spent Fuel, Fissile Material, Transuranic and High-Level Radioactive Waste Management, V001T02A023, September 8–12, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICEM2013-96211
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2013-96211
View Paper titled, Impact of Advanced Fuel Cycles on Uncertainty Associated With Geologic Repositories
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Topics: Cycles, Fuels, Uncertainty, Modeling