Abstract
The presence of fractures within the host matrix may strongly affect the radionuclide mobility in the far-field of the current proposed solutions for underground radioactive waste repositories. In this paper a Monte Carlo simulation approach, based on analogies with neutron transport, has been developed for describing radionuclide transport in fractured media. The Monte Carlo approach here adopted is verified by means of comparison with analytic and numerical solutions for two different case studies. An application to a more complex and realistic case is also reported to show the potential of the proposed approach.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1732-1740 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Annals of Nuclear Energy |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| Early online date | 21 Mar 2008 |
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| Publication status | Published - 30 Sept 2008 |
Funding
This work is part of a research effort co-funded by the Politecnico di Milano and the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) (Research Project No. 2004091098-2004). The authors are grateful to Prof. M. Marseguerra for helpful discussions on the research.
Keywords
- Monte carlo simulation
- radionuclide transport
- fractured media
- host matrix
- radioactive waste repositories