NEUP CINR-22-26804: Clay Hydration, Drying, and Cracking in Nuclear Waste Repositories

This project will develop a new multiscale model of the thermal-hydrologic-mechanical-chemical (THMC) evolution of an engineered clay barrier in the near field of a nuclear waste repository, including initial hydration and eventual post-closure criticality. This new model will directly link micro-scale material properties to large-scale barrier performance, thus facilitating future design advances or modifications, and enable robust validation of large-scale simulation predictions.

Additional Info

Field	Value
Awarded Institution	Princeton University
PI	Ian Bourg