Comparing geologic repository assessment tools (IMAGE)

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Comparing geologic repository assessment tools

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Sandia National Laboratories engineers Emily Stein, left, and Paul Mariner, discuss recent results from their Geologic Disposal Safety Assessment software framework for the international collaboration. The software modeled the spread of radioactive materials in a hypothetical spent nuclear fuel repository over 1 million years.

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Rebecca Gustaf/Sandia National Laboratories

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