NEUP CINR-22-27240: Effect of high temperature on chemo-mechanical degradation of compacted clays intended for the isolation of high-level nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel.

Fundamental, experimental, and numerical investigations will be conducted to advance the current knowledge of the effect of high temperatures, up to ~200 °C on swelling pressure of compacted bentonites envisaged for the isolation of high-level nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel. There is not a clear understanding of the effect of temperature on swelling properties of Na-smectite and Ca-smectite. Furthermore, experimental data in this subject involving high temperatures is very scarce.

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Field	Value
Awarded Institution	Texas A&M University
PI	Marcelo Sanchez