Publications related to High-level waste

Fifteen years of microbiological investigation in Opalinus Clay at the Mont Terri rock laboratory (Switzerland)

Rizlan Bernier-Latmani, Alexandre Bagnoud

Microbiological studies related to the geological disposal of radioactive waste have been conducted at the Mont Terri rock laboratory in Opalinus Clay, a potential host rock for a deep geologic repository, since 2002. The metabolic potential of microorgani ...

Springer Basel Ag2017

Plastic-damage modeling of saturated quasi-brittle shales

Lyesse Laloui, Francesco Parisio

The constitutive modeling of shales is an important topic in the geomechanics community as it is often encountered in advanced applications such as nuclear waste storage, CO2 sequestration, and unconventional oil and gas exploitation. The goal of this work ...

Elsevier2017

Testing of the hydro-mechanical behaviour of shales

Lyesse Laloui, Alessio Ferrari, Valentina Favero

Shales are among the most commonly considered geomaterials in current energy-related geomechanical investigations, as they are involved in engineering applications such as the unconventional extraction of natural gas, CO2 sequestration and nuclear waste ge ...

Taylor & Francis2016

Testing of the hydro-mechanical behaviour of shales

Lyesse Laloui, Alessio Ferrari, Valentina Favero

Crc Press-Taylor & Francis Group2016

Water retention behaviour of compacted bentonites: experimental observations and constitutive model

Anne-Catherine Adolphine M Dieudonné

Bentonite-based materials are studied as potential barriers for the geological disposal of radioactive waste. In this context, the hydro-mechanical behaviour of the engineered barrier is first characterized by free swelling conditions followed by constant ...

EDP Sciences2016

Competing effects of volume change and water uptake on the water retention behaviour of a compacted MX-80 bentonite/sand mixture

Anne-Catherine Adolphine M Dieudonné

Bentonite-based materials have been studied as potential barriers for the geological disposal of radioactive waste. In this context, the hydro-mechanical behaviour of the engineered barrier is first characterized by free swelling conditions (as a consequen ...

Elsevier2016

A minimalistic microbial food web in an excavated deep subsurface clay rock

Rizlan Bernier-Latmani, Alexandre Bagnoud

Clay rocks are being considered for radioactive waste disposal, but relatively little is known about the impact of microbes on the long-term safety of geological repositories. Thus, a more complete understanding of microbial community structure and functio ...

Wiley-Blackwell2016

Rates of microbial hydrogen oxidation and sulfate reduction in Opalinus Clay rock

Rizlan Bernier-Latmani, Alexandre Bagnoud

Hydrogen gas (H2) may be produced by the anoxic corrosion of steel components in underground structures, such as geological repositories for radioactive waste. In such environments, hydrogen was shown to serve as an electron donor for autotrophic bacteria. ...

Elsevier2016

Frictional Properties of Opalinus Clay

Marie Estelle Solange Violay, Luis Felipe Orellana Espinoza

Opalinus Clay (OPA) is the host rock being proposed in Switzerland for disposal of high-level radioactive waste. The stability of fault zones within this formation is a key issue to ensure long-term performance of the repository. To understand the friction ...

2016

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High-level waste

Fifteen years of microbiological investigation in Opalinus Clay at the Mont Terri rock laboratory (Switzerland)

CROCUS Concrete Activation Study by γ-ray Spectrometry and TLD Neutron Flux Measurements

Plastic-damage modeling of saturated quasi-brittle shales

Testing of the hydro-mechanical behaviour of shales

Testing of the hydro-mechanical behaviour of shales

Water retention behaviour of compacted bentonites: experimental observations and constitutive model

Competing effects of volume change and water uptake on the water retention behaviour of a compacted MX-80 bentonite/sand mixture

A minimalistic microbial food web in an excavated deep subsurface clay rock

Rates of microbial hydrogen oxidation and sulfate reduction in Opalinus Clay rock

Frictional Properties of Opalinus Clay

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CROCUS Concrete Activation Study by γ-ray Spectrometry and TLD Neutron Flux Measurements

Testing of the hydro-mechanical behaviour of shales

Frictional Properties of Opalinus Clay

Competing effects of volume change and water uptake on the water retention behaviour of a compacted MX-80 bentonite/sand mixture

Plastic-damage modeling of saturated quasi-brittle shales

Fifteen years of microbiological investigation in Opalinus Clay at the Mont Terri rock laboratory (Switzerland)

Testing of the hydro-mechanical behaviour of shales

Rates of microbial hydrogen oxidation and sulfate reduction in Opalinus Clay rock

Water retention behaviour of compacted bentonites: experimental observations and constitutive model

A minimalistic microbial food web in an excavated deep subsurface clay rock