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Modeling Geochemical Stability of Cement Formulations for use as Shaft Liner and Sealing Components at Yucca Mountain(1)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

Mark A. Gardiner ,
Thomas E. Hinkebein  and
Jonathan Myers
Mark A. Gardiner
Affiliation:
IT Corporation, 5301 Central Ave., NE, Suite 700, Albuquerque, NM, USA 87108
Thomas E. Hinkebein
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Division 6315, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM, USA 87185
Jonathan Myers
Affiliation:
IT Corporation, 5301 Central Ave., NE, Suite 700, Albuquerque, NM, USA 87108
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Abstract

The geochemical modeling codes EQ3NR/EQ6 were used to model the interaction of cementitious materials with ground water from the Yucca Mountain proposed nuclear waste repository site in Nevada. This paper presents a preliminary estimate of the compositional changes caused by these interactions in the ground water and in the cement-based compounds proposed for use as sealing and shaft liner materials at the Yucca Mountain site.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 212: Symposium P – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XIV , 1990 , 411
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1991

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