Browsing University of Waterloo by Subject "nuclear waste management"
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Design Optimization for Spatial Arrangement of Used Nuclear Fuel Containers
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-27)Canada's proposed deep geological repository is a multiple-barrier system designed to isolate used nuclear fuel containers (UFCs) indefinitely with no release of radionuclides for at least one million years. Placing UFCs ... -
The Impact of Glaciation and Permafrost on Groundwater Flow
(University of Waterloo, 2016-03-21)Current geologic and climatic conditions need to be considered when choosing an appropriate site for a Deep Geologic Repository (DGR). However, given the million-year timeframe for the radioactivity of the used fuel to ... -
Rule Derivation for Agent-Based Models of Complex Systems: Nuclear Waste Management and Road Networks Case Studies
(University of Waterloo, 2018-05-18)This thesis explores the relation between equation-based models (EBMs) and agent-based models (ABMs), in particular, the derivation of agent rules from equations such that agent collective behavior produces results that ...