Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering | Radioactive Waste Management section | New and Recent Articles https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nuclear-engineering/sections/radioactive-waste-management RSS Feed for Radioactive Waste Management section in the Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering journal | New and Recent Articles en-us Frontiers Feed Generator,version:1 2026-05-15T17:55:03.866+00:00 60 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2026.1840901 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2026.1840901 <![CDATA[The safety case for a deep geological repository in Switzerland: concepts for waste disposal and methodology for safety assessment]]> 2026-05-15T00:00:00Z Methods Paul Smith https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2026.1760157 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2026.1760157 <![CDATA[Transformation of discrete fracture networks into equivalent continuum models for sparsely fractured rocks: comparing flow-based and geometry-based upscaling for flow and transport]]> 2026-04-22T00:00:00Z Original Research Caroline DarcelQuentin CourtoisUrban SvenssonRomain Le GocBenoît PinierJan-Olof SelroosPhilippe Davy https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2026.1798989 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2026.1798989 <![CDATA[Activity release calculation from the near-field of a repository for spent fuel]]> 2026-04-22T00:00:00Z Original Research Ping ChenQi ZhangChengming Shang https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2026.1836941 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2026.1836941 <![CDATA[Editorial: Advanced modeling techniques in radioactive waste disposal]]> 2026-04-07T00:00:00Z Editorial Yuankai YangTao Wu https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2026.1787346 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2026.1787346 <![CDATA[Identification of safety-relevant radionuclides for performance assessment modeling]]> 2026-03-09T00:00:00Z Original Research Stefan FinsterleMichael J. HannonJesse Sloane https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1765005 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1765005 <![CDATA[Editorial: EURAD: state of the art in research and development on radioactive waste management and disposal]]> 2026-02-25T00:00:00Z Editorial Tara BeattieBernd Grambow https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2026.1795642 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2026.1795642 <![CDATA[A future design approach to nuclear waste repository siting: activating futurability and cultivating pride]]> 2026-02-19T00:00:00Z Perspective Tatsuyoshi Saijo https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1738676 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1738676 <![CDATA[First evaluation of geopolymer encapsulation of simulated alkaline aluminum-rich liquid waste from Mo-99 production]]> 2026-02-11T00:00:00Z Original Research Whitney Talavera RamosAdrián Tellería NarváezLucas Dos SantosDaniel ArconeAyelén Manzini https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1736818 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1736818 <![CDATA[Adsorption of Pb(II) and brilliant green dye onto geopolymer/zeolite hybrid composites]]> 2026-01-09T00:00:00Z Original Research Hammad R. Khalid https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1729916 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1729916 <![CDATA[Modeling glass degradation and release of radionuclides from vitrified waste for performance assessment simulations]]> 2026-01-05T00:00:00Z Original Research Stefan FinsterleJeffrey R. McLachlanMichael J. HannonJesse SloaneRebecca J. AbergelPer F. Peterson https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1693242 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1693242 <![CDATA[Mesoscale phase-field modeling of silver dissolution in Cast Stone with AgM granules]]> 2025-11-24T00:00:00Z Original Research Shenyang HuYulan LiR. Matthew Asmussen https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1689795 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1689795 <![CDATA[Generation and dissipation of corrosion gas in a deep horizontal borehole repository for radioactive waste]]> 2025-11-20T00:00:00Z Original Research Stefan FinsterleMatthew WaplesMengzhu YangKarl P. Travis https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1699785 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1699785 <![CDATA[Electron irradiation effects on Vickers hardness of potassium-based geopolymers: the role of water content]]> 2025-11-19T00:00:00Z Original Research Thi-Mai-Dung DoYang YaruTakashi KikuchiTadachika NakayamaGordon James ThorogoodHisayuki Suematsu https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1654080 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1654080 <![CDATA[An empirical model linking solution volume-to-surface area ratio to the dissolution kinetics of oxides in aqueous systems]]> 2025-11-10T00:00:00Z Hypothesis and Theory Jianwei Wang https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1664370 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1664370 <![CDATA[Foundations of site selection procedures for deep geological repositories: an argument-based model to explain how site rejection decisions can be justified by inaccurate operationalizations and assessments of long-term protection]]> 2025-09-05T00:00:00Z Hypothesis and Theory Martin Navarro https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1436087 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1436087 <![CDATA[EURAD state-of-the-art report: thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour of clay buffers at high temperatures]]> 2025-07-31T00:00:00Z Review María Victoria VillarKaterina CernochovaJaime CuevasAntonio GensNatalia GimenoCaroline GrahamJon HarringtonVlastislav KašparStephan KaufholdOlivier LeupinDavid MašínJan NajserMarkus OlinHeini ReijonenŠárka ŠachlováSergey SayenkoDaniel SvenssonJiri SvobodaGianni VetteseJanne YliharjuBorys Zlobenko https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1436490 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1436490 <![CDATA[EURAD state-of-the-art report: thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour at high temperature of host clay formations]]> 2025-03-28T00:00:00Z Review María Victoria VillarPierre BésuelleFrédéric CollinRobert CussChristophe de LesquenArnaud DizierGinger El TabbalAntonio GensCaroline GrahamDragan GrgicJon HarringtonChristophe ImbertOlivier LeupinSéverine LevasseurAsta NarkūnienėEric SimoAlexandru-Bogdan Tatomir https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2024.1433247 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2024.1433247 <![CDATA[EURAD State-of-the-Art Report: ACED assessment of the chemical evolution at the disposal cell scale—part I—processes at interfaces and evolution at disposal cell scale]]> 2025-01-20T00:00:00Z Review Erika NeeftGuido DeissmannDiederik Jacques https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2024.1433257 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2024.1433257 <![CDATA[EURAD State-of-the-Art Report: Assessment of the chemical evolution at the disposal cell scale – part II – gaining insights into the geochemical evolution]]> 2025-01-20T00:00:00Z Review Guido DeissmannErika NeeftDiederik Jacques https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2024.1416508 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2024.1416508 <![CDATA[Opportunities for the further development of the Safety Case for deep geological repositories by transdisciplinary research – FEP catalogs and scenario development]]> 2025-01-03T00:00:00Z Original Research Marcel EbelingMartina HeiermannKlaus-Jürgen Röhlig