Development of stress analysis software to guide waste package design for use in Deep Borehole Disposal of high-level nuclear waste.

Deep Borehole Disposal (DBD), a potentially transformative disposal concept largely pioneered at the University of Sheffield, has gained global attention as a potentially safer, more secure and cost-effective solution to the disposal of HLW and spent fuel.
In DBD, the waste containers are stacked vertically within the waste deployment zone of the…