Deep borehole disposal of intermediate-level waste

Mallants, Dirk; Phalen, John; Griffiths, Hef

doi:10.5194/sand-1-263-2021

Articles | Volume 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/sand-1-263-2021

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https://doi.org/10.5194/sand-1-263-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 1

Conference Abstract

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10 Nov 2021

Conference Abstract |

| 10 Nov 2021

Deep borehole disposal of intermediate-level waste

Dirk Mallants, John Phalen, and Hef Griffiths

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Short summary

In Australia, long-lived ILW from research reactors and radiopharmaceutical production represents the principal waste stream that requires deep geologic disposal. CSIRO and its partners aim to demonstrate the technical feasibility of the long-term safety of borehole disposal in deep geological formations. We will highlight the main findings from the RD&D undertaken so far.