№ 1 (10), MARCH 2020

In this issue of the Journal you can read : about underground research laboratory in the Nizhnekanskiy massif: evolutionary design study; about buffer properties of bentonite barrier systems for radioactive waste isolation in geological repository in the Nizhnekanskiy massif; about development of an integral digital model of FSUE “RADON” radioactive waste management facility for strategic decision-making; and about recent scientific researches on processing, conditioning, transportation, disposal of radioactive waste, international cooperation and more.

Sections of this issue:

• USS RW development
• Disposal of radioactive waste
• Processing, conditioning and transportation of radioactive waste
• Models and software for the safety analisis of radioactive waste disposial facilities
• News
• Editorial

• Content
• On the Tenth Anniversary of the Scientific and Technical Journal “Radioactive Waste” (p. 6-8)
  L.A. Bolshov
• Underground Research Laboratory in the Nizhnekanskiy Massif: Evolutionary Design Study (p. 9-21)
  A.A. Abramov, L.A. Bolshov, A.N. Dorofeev, I.M. Igin, K.S. Kazakov, V.Y. Krasilnikov, I.I. Linge, N.N. Trokhov, S.S. Utkin
• The use of empirical and computational methods in assessing possible abnormal operation at liquid radioactive waste deep disposal facilities (p. 22-34)
  V.V. Suskin, M.N. Savkin, S.S. Utkin, V.Y. Konovalov, A.V. Ponizov
• Buffer Properties of Bentonite Barrier Systems for Radioactive Waste Isolation in Geological Repository in the Nizhnekanskiy Massif (p. 35-55)
  V.V. Krupskaya, S.V. Zakusin, V.A. Lekhov, O.V. Dorzhieva, P.E. Belousov, E.A. Tyupina
• Evolution of Geosphere at the Site in Nizhnekanskiy Massif Meant for Deep Geological Disposal (p. 56-65)
  B.T. Kochkin, S.A. Bogatov, A.S. Barinov, E.A. Saveleva, S.S. Utkin
• Assessment of Radiation and Temperature Loads on Cement Compound Containing Simulated Radioactive Waste (p. 66-72)
  A.P. Varlakov, A.A. Zherebcov, V.G. Petrov, V.V. Kapustin, G.A. Varlakova, I.E. Vlasova, I.D. Haritonov, S.N. Kalmykov
• Radioactive Waste Management During Decommissioning of Research Building “B” at JSC “VNIINM” Site (p. 73-84)
  A.Y. Kuznetsov, S.V. Belousov, S.V. Khlebnikov, K.G. Bocharov
• Application of the Nuclide-vector Methodology to Determine the Activity of Difficult-to-measure Radionuclides in Radioactive Waste Streams (p. 85-91)
  A.P. Varlakov, Y.V. Sergeecheva, M.V. Ivliev, G.A. Varlakova, V.A. Gorbunov, S.V. Karlin
• Sensitivity Analysis for the Numerical Model of the "Rock thermomechanics" Experiment under URF Conditions (p. 92-100)
  M.M. Gorelov, N.I. Drobyishevskiy, E.V. Moiseenko, E.A. Saveleva, V.S. Svitelman
• Development of an integral digital model of FSUE “RADON” radioactive waste management facility for strategic decision-making (p. 101-112)
  A.V. Luzhetsky, Y.V. Nevrov, M.V. Vedernikova, A.Y. Ivanov, I.I. Linge, G.D. Neuvazhaev, E.A. Saveleva, V.I. Shpinkov, A.V. Ponizov