Long-term storage of spent fuel is critical to the nuclear energy industry. The Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company (SKB) is developing an approach for the storage of spent nuclear fuel in an underground repository in competent crystalline rock. In order to better understand the spalling damage process, an in-situ test involving the drilling of two boreholes was performed in Äspö diorite at SKB’s underground hard rock laboratory in Äspö. Tests and monitoring were performed on the pillar that separated the boreholes. In order to further investigate the damage process, Itasca performed numerical modeling using PFC3D and FLAC3D.
Fernanda Andrade is a geologist who graduated from the University of Chile in 2022. She developed skills in the field of hydrogeology by participating in conceptual modeling projects during her internship at a water resources consulting firm. The research topic of her thesis degree was the study of hydroclimatic factor variations and water recharge processes in fractured aquifers of the Coastal Range, where she estimated future recharge conditions based on climate change projections and developed corresponding water balances.
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