Plugging of Deep Boreholes for HLW Disposal
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Jensen, K. G.; Driscoll, Michael J.![Thumbnail](/bitstream/handle/1721.1/75269/NFC-121.pdf.jpg?sequence=3&isAllowed=n)
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program
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This is a progress report covering work through July 2010 under a Sandia-MIT contract
dealing with design and siting/licensing criteria for deep borehole disposal of spent nuclear
fuel or its separated constituents.
The principal focus is on conceptual design of a m ultilayer plug for our reference case
borehole. It is similar to configurations recommended earlier by Swedish and Russian
specialists.
A secondary set of contributions update previous work in the areas such as multi-branch
borehole configurations, use of cast iron canister inserts to resist crushing, and prospects for
faster drilling.
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2010-07Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program
Series/Report no.
MIT-NFC;PR-121