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Application of the Monte Carlo Method in the Performance Assessment of a Hypothetical HLW Repository in Salt

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

Alexander Nies
Alexander Nies*
Affiliation:
Gesellschaft für Strahlen- und Umweltforschung mbH München, Institut für Tieflagerung, Theodor-Heuss-Str. 4, D-3300 Braunschweig, Federal Republic of, Germany
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Abstract

Recent advances in complementing the capabilities of our safety assessment code development allow for an explicit investigation of the consequences of parameter uncertainties by Monte Carlo simulation of the disposal system. The implemented methods aire described and applied to impact assessment of a brine intrusion scenario on a high level waste repository in a salt dome. Results display the strong effect of parameter uncertainties on the analysis results. With help of several sensitivity estimators input parameters are ranked according to their influence on output uncertainty.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 127: Symposium BERLIN – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XII , 1988 , 589
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1989

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