Technical Research

As of January 1, 2007 the NWMO assumed responsibility for managing and directing all aspects of the established technical research program on used nuclear fuel in Canada.  Research reports, as they become available, are posted here.

	APM-REP-01601-0001: Enhanced Sealing Project (ESP): Design, Construction and Instrumentation Plan
	APM-REP-01601-0002: Enhanced Sealing Project (ESP): Pre-Construction Grouting Around Seal Locations
	APM-REP-01601-0003: Enhanced Sealing Project (ESP): Seal Construction and Instrumentation Report
	APM-REP-01601-0004: Enhanced Sealing Project (ESP): Project Status and Data Report for Period Ending 31 December 2010
	NWMO TR-2011-25: Nuclear Fuel Waste Projections in Canada – 2011 Update
	NWMO TR-2011-22: SYVAC3-CC4 User Manual
	NWMO TR-2011-20: SYVAC3-CC4 Theory
	NWMO TR-2011-19: Estimate of Instant Release Fractions Using ORIGEN-S and FEMAXI
	NWMO TR-2011-17: Review of Environmental Radioactivity in Canada
	NWMO TR-2011-16: Environmental Radioactivity in Canada - Measurements
	NWMO TR-2011-15: Two-Component Swelling Tests Operated for Three, Nine and Twenty-Seven Months
	NWMO TR-2011-14: Status of Corrosion Studies for Copper Used Fuel Containers Under Low Salinity Conditions
	NWMO TR-2011-06: Status Report on the Stress Corrosion Cracking Behaviour of OFP Copper in Nitrite and Ammonia Solutions
	NWMO TR-2011-04: Used Fuel Integrity Program: Summary Report
	NWMO TR-2011-03: The Effect of Candu Fuel Bundles Endplate/endcap Weld Morphology on Computed Stress Intensity Factors at the Welds
	NWMO TR-2011-02: Technical Program for Long-Term Management of Canada’s Used Nuclear Fuel – Annual Report 2010
	NWMO TR-2011-01: RD&D Program 2011 – NWMO’s Program for Research, Development and Demonstration for Long-Term Management of Used Nuclear Fuel
	NWMO TR-2010-25: Determination of the Threshold Stress Intensity Factor and Velocity of Delayed Hydride Cracking of Endplate Welds in CANDU Fuel Bundles with Different Design and Manufacturers
	NWMO TR-2010-24: Watching Brief on Reprocessing, Partitioning and Transmutation (RP&T) and Alternative Waste Management Technology - Annual Report 2010
	NWMO TR-2010-22: Coupled Thermal-Mechanical Modelling of a Deep Geological Repository using the Horizontal Tunnel Placement Method in Sedimentary Rock using CODE_BRIGHT
	NWMO TR-2010-21: Stress Corrosion Cracking of Carbon Steel Used Fuel Containers in a Canadian Deep Geological Repository in Sedimentary Rock
	NWMO TR-2010-20: Evaluation of Container Placement Methods for the Conceptual Design of a Deep Geological Repository
	NWMO TR-2010-19: The Corrosion of Zirconium Under Deep Geological Repository Conditions
	NWMO TR-2010-17: Nuclear Fuel Waste Projections in Canada – 2010 Update
	NWMO TR-2010-16: Laboratory Bentonite Erosion Experiments in a Synthetic and a Natural Fracture
	NWMO TR-2010-13: Assessment of Delayed Hydride Cracking in Used CANDU Fuel Bundles during Dry Storage
	NWMO TR-2010-12: CANDU Fuel Element Model Development and Sensitivity Study
	NWMO TR-2010-11: Initial Evaluation of Mechanical Stress Distributions in Spent CANDU Fuel Bundles
	NWMO TR-2010-10: Glaciation Scenario: Safety Assessment for a Deep Geological Repository for Used Fuel
	NWMO TR-2010-09: Glaciation Scenario: Groundwater and Radionuclide Transport Studies
	NWMO TR-2010-08: The Effects of Elevated Temperatures on the Viability and Culturability of Bacteria Indigenous to Wyoming MX-80 Bentonite
	NWMO TR-2010-07: Anaerobic Corrosion Studies of Carbon Steel Used Fuel Containers NWMO
	NWMO TR-2010-06: The Effect of CaCl2 Porewater Salinity (50-100 g/L) on the Culturability of Heterotrophic Aerobic Bacteria in Compacted 100% Bentonite with Dry Densities of 0.8 and 1.3 g/cm3
	NWMO TR-2010-04: Investigations of Diffusive Transport Processes in Sedimentary Rock
	NWMO TR-2010-02: Groundwater equilibration and radionuclide solubility calculations
	NWMO TR-2010-01: Technical Program for Long-Term Management of Canada’s Used Nuclear Fuel – Annual Report 2009
	NWMO TR-2009-35: Field measurements of the transfer factors for iodine and other trace elements
	NWMO TR-2009-34: Hydraulic-Mechanical (HM) Numerical Modelling of Triaxial Tests of Unsaturated Clay-Based Sealing Material Using Three Computer Codes
	NWMO TR-2009-33: ORIGEN-S Decay Heat Calculations from NuFLASH and SORO Detailed Bundle Data
	NWMO TR-2009-32: Watching Brief on Reprocessing, Partitioning and Transmutation (RP&T) and Alternative Waste Management Technology – Annual Report 2009
	NWMO TR-2009-31: Coupled Thermal-Hydraulic-Mechanical Modelling of the Canister Retrieval Test
	NWMO TR-2009-30: Nuclear Fuel Waste Projections in Canada – 2009 Update
	NWMO TR-2009-29: Hydrogen Effects on Carbon Steel Used Fuel Containers
	NWMO TR-2009-28: Application of Numerical Modelling in Choosing Container Spacing, Placement-Room Spacing and Placement-Room Shape for a Deep Geological Repository Using the In-Floor Borehole Placement Method
	NWMO TR-2009-27: Alpha, Beta and Gamma Dose Rates in Water in Contact with Used CANDU Fuel
	NWMO TR-2009-26: Bentonite and Latex Colloid Migration Experiments in a Granite Fracture on a Metre Scale to Evaluate Effects of Particle Size and Flow Velocity
	NWMO TR-2009-25: Review of Borehole Based Geophysical Site Evaluation Tools and Techniques
	NWMO TR-2009-21: Used Nuclear Fuel Inventory and Transportation Estimates
	NWMO TR-2009-20: Thermal, Hydraulic and Mechanical Properties of Sealing Materials
	NWMO TR-2009-18: Sorption in Highly Saline Solutions – State of the Science Review
	NWMO TR-2009-15: Preliminary Evaluation of the Ultracentrifugation Method for Extraction of Pore Fluids from Sedimentary Rocks
	NWMO TR-2009-14: Transport of Used Nuclear Fuel – A Summary of Canadian and International Experience
	NWMO TR-2009-13: Feasibility of Using Geoscientific Criteria for Early Screening of Large Geographic Areas that would be Unsuitable for Safely Hosting a Deep Geological Repository
	NWMO TR-2009-12: Technical Summary of the Safety Aspects of the Deep Geological Repository Concept for Used Nuclear Fuel
	NWMO TR-2009-11: High Lake Permafrost Comparison Site: Permafrost Phase IV
	NWMO TR-2009-10: Hydrogeochemistry of Groundwaters at and Below the Base of the Permafrost at Lupin: Report of Phase III
	NWMO TR-2009-08: Development of Delayed Hydride Cracking Test Apparatus and Commissioning Tests for CANDU Fuel Bundle Assembly Welds
	NWMO TR-2009-07: SCM Theory Manual for the Steel Corrosion Model Version 1.0
	NWMO TR-2009-05: Seismic Activity in the Northern Ontario Portion of the Canadian Shield
	NWMO TR-2009-04: Reactive Transport Modelling in Fractured Rock – Redox Stability Study
	NWMO TR-2009-03: X-Ray Radiography Techniques for Measuring Diffusive Properties of Sedimentary Rocks
	NWMO TR-2009-01: Technical Research and Development Program for Long-Term Management of Canada’s Used Nuclear Fuel – Annual Report 2008
	NWMO TR-2008-24: Sensitivity Analyses to Investigate the Influence of the Container Spacing and Tunnel Spacing on the Thermal Response in a Deep Geological Repository
	NWMO TR-2008-22: Watching Brief on Reprocessing, Partitioning and Transmutation and Alternative Waste Management Technology - Annual Report 2008NWMO TR-2008-24: Sensitivity Analyses to Investigate the Influence of the Container Spacing and Tunnel Spacing on the Thermal Response in a Deep Geological Repository
	NWMO TR-2008-21: The Stress Corrosion Cracking Behaviour Of Copper In Acetate Solutions
	NWMO TR-2008-20: The Effects of Fluid Composition on the One-Dimensional Consolidation Behaviour of Clay-Based Sealing Materials
	NWMO TR-2008-19: The Role of Dissolved Hydrogen on the Corrosion/Dissolution of Spent Nuclear Fuel
	NWMO TR-2008-18: Nuclear Fuel Waste Projections in Canada – 2008 Update
	NWMO TR-2008-17: URL Excavation Design, Construction and Performance
	NWMO TR-2008-16: The Role of Rock Engineering in Developing a Deep Geological Repository in Sedimentary Rock
	NWMO TR-2008-15: Review of Satellite, Airborne and Surface Based Geophysical Tools and Techniques for Screening Potential Nuclear Repository Candidate Sites
	NWMO TR-2008-14: Developing a Reasoned Argument That No Large-Scale Fracturing or Faulting Will Be Induced in the Host Rock by a Deep Geological Repository
	NWMO TR-2008-13: Modelling the Compliance of Swelling Clay Sealing Systems: In-Floor Borehole and Horizontal Borehole Numerical Simulations
	NWMO TR-2008-12: The Effect of High Chloride Concentration on Stress Corrosion Cracking Behaviour of Copper
	NWMO TR-2008-11: The Effect of Intermediate Dry Densities (1.1-1.5 g/cm3) and Intermediate Porewater Salinities (60-90 g NaCl/L) on the Culturability of Heterotrophic Aerobic Bacteria in Compacted 100% Bentonite
	NWMO TR-2008-10: Preliminary Assessment of Potential Technical Implications of Reactor Refurbishment and New Nuclear Build on Adaptive Phased Management
	NWMO TR-2008-09: Preliminary Microbial Analysis of Limestone and Shale Rock Samples
	NWMO TR-2008-08: Seismic Activity in Northern Ontario Portion of the Canadian Shield: Annual Progress Report for the period January 01 - December 31, 2007
	NWMO TR-2008-07: Theory Manual for the Copper Corrosion Model for Uniform Corrosion in Sedimentary Rock CCM-UC.1.1
	NWMO TR-2008-06: The Effects of Initial Conditions and Liquid Composition on the One-Dimensional Consolidation Behaviour of Clay-Based Sealing Materials
	NWMO TR-2008-05: Triaxial Characterization of Light and Dense Backfill to Determine Properties for Use in Numerical Modeling
	NWMO TR-2008-04: Preliminary Results from 1-D Consolidation
	NWMO TR-2008-03: DECOVALEX THMC TASK E - Implications of Glaciation and Coupled Thermohydromechanical Processes on Shield Flow System Evolution and Performance Assessment
	NWMO TR-2008-02: No-Effect Concentrations For Screening Assessment of Radiological Impacts on Non-Human Biota
	NWMO TR-2008-01: Technical Research and Development Program for Long-Term Management of Canada’s Used Nuclear Fuel – Annual Report 2007
	NWMO TR-2007-16: Polaris Underground Project at SNO (P.U.P.S.)
	NWMO TR-2007-14: Numerical Modelling of a Deep Geological Repository Using the In-Floor Borehole Placement Method
	NWMO TR-2007-13: EBS Task-Force Modelling Report: Modelling AECL’s Tests – Isothermal Test and Buffer/Container Experiment
	NWMO TR-2007-12: Reactive Transport Modelling in Sedimentary Rock: State-of-Science Review
	NWMO TR-2007-11: Evaluation of Experimental Protocols for Characterizing Diffusion in Sedimentary Rocks
	NWMO TR-2007-10: Potential Implications of Microbes and Salinity on the Design of Repository Sealing System Components
	NWMO TR-2007-09: Status of the Understanding of Used Fuel Container Corrosion Processes – Summary of Current Knowledge and Gap Analysis
	NWMO TR-2007-07: Sub-Regional Modeling Case Study 2005-2006 Status Report
	NWMO TR-2007-05: FRAC3DVS-OPG Enhancements: Subgridding, Hydromechanical Deformation and Anisotropic Molecular Diffusion
	NWMO TR-2007-04: Stress Corrosion Cracking of Copper in Nitrite/Chloride Mixtures at Elevated Temperatures
	NWMO TR-2007-03: Used Fuel and Uranium Dioxide Dissolution Studies – A Review
	NWMO TR-2007-02: Seismic Activity In Northern Ontario Portion Of The Canadian Shield: Annual Progress Report For The Period January 01 - December 31, 2006
	NWMO TR-2007-01: Overview of a Carbon Steel Container Corrosion Model for a Deep Geological Repository in Sedimentary Rock

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