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A Drop-In Concept for Deep Borehole Canister Emplacement
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program, 2011-06)
Disposal of high-level nuclear waste in deep boreholes drilled into crystalline bedrock (i.e.,
“granite”) is an interesting repository alternative of long standing. Work at MIT over the past
two decades, and more recently ...
Feasibility of Very Deep Borehole Disposal of US Nuclear Defense Wastes
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program, 2011-06)
This report analyzes the feasibility of emplacing DOE-owned defense nuclear waste from
weapons production into a permanent borehole repository drilled ~4 km into granite
basement rock. Two canister options were analyzed ...