Probabilistic modelling of calcium leaching in a tunnel for nuclear waste disposal

T. de Larrard; F. Benboudjema; J.-B. Colliat; J.-M. Torrenti

doi:10.1051/epjconf/20111204004

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Issue		EPJ Web of Conferences Volume 12, 2011 AMP 2010 – International Workshop on Ageing Management of Nuclear Power Plants and Waste Disposal Structures (EFC Event 334)


Article Number		04004
Number of page(s)		11
Section		Evaluation of Long Term Performance
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20111204004
Published online		12 April 2011

EPJ Web of Conferences 12, 04004 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20111204004

Probabilistic modelling of calcium leaching in a tunnel for nuclear waste disposal

T. de Larrard¹^a, F. Benboudjema¹, J.-B. Colliat¹ and J.-M. Torrenti²

¹ LMT-ENS Cachan, CNRS/UMPC/PRES UniverSud Paris, France
² LCPC, Université Paris-Est, France

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Abstract

This works aims at studying, through the Monte-Carlo method, the influence of the leaching kinetics parameters spatial variability on the lilfespan of a concrete structure. The considered structure is a tunnel for nuclear waste disposal. It is observed that the expected value for the lifespan estimated when considering the material spatial variability is significantly lower than the lifespan estimated with a single simulation considering uniform parameters fields, equal to the expected value for each parameter.