Multiphase flow modeling at the component level for the Swiss deep geological repository
Dominik Zbinden
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INTERA Inc., Swiss Branch, Hardstrasse 73, 5430 Wettingen, Switzerland
Ursula Lengler
INTERA Inc., Swiss Branch, Hardstrasse 73, 5430 Wettingen, Switzerland
Keurfon Luu
INTERA Inc., Swiss Branch, Hardstrasse 73, 5430 Wettingen, Switzerland
Babak Shabani
INTERA Inc., 101 W Kirkwood Av. Suite 134, Bloomington, IN 47401, USA
Chao Li
INTERA Inc., Swiss Branch, Hardstrasse 73, 5430 Wettingen, Switzerland
Alexandros Papafotiou
Nagra, National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste, Hardstrasse 73, 5430 Wettingen, Switzerland
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The work presents decades of experience of performance assessment to support selection process in Switzerland, which includes complex THMC coupled physical processes, lifecycle assessment, probabilistic assessment, and integrated regional-, repository-, component-scale models. The final evaluation was made integrating a wide range of information, including regional stress conditions, tectonic structures, stratigraphy, lithology, mineralogy, and the impact from effects induced by the repository.
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In a deep geological repository for radioactive waste disposal, corrosion of metals can lead to...