R&D Waste Packages

Research output

Research output per year 1989 2009 2011 2013 2015 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

• 89 Article
• 63 ER - External report
• 63 In-proceedings paper
• 27 Third partyreport
• 20 More
  • 6 Master's thesis
  • 5 Special issue
  • 2 Book of abstracts
  • 2 Chapter
  • 2 Doctoral thesis
  • 1 BLG - Open report
  • 1 Book as author
  • 1 Literature review

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2025

  Effect of cellulose degradation products on ⁶³Ni sorption on Portland cement

  Durce, D., Wang, L., Bleyen, N. & Van Gompel, M., Jan 2025, In: Applied Geochemistry. 178, 9 p., 106237.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Effect of sodium occupancy and solute concentration on the swelling pressure and hydraulic conductivity of Boom Clay

  Al Mais, H., Cui, Y.-J., Li, X. L., Seetharam, S., Valcke, E., Wang, L., Georgieva, T. & Collin, F., 20 Feb 2025, In: Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 62, p. 1-17 17 p.

  Research output › peer-review

• New insights in long-term alkaline degradation mechanism of cellulosic materials in radioactive waste

  Bleyen, N., Van Gompel, V., Eyley, S., Durce, D., Verpoucke, G., Thielemans, W. & Valcke, E., 14 Apr 2025, In: Cellulose. 23 p., 117383.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2024

  A model to determine the alkali concentration of cement pore solution as a function of the binder composition

  Coppens, E., Phung, Q. T. & Valcke, E., 15 Mar 2024, In: Construction and Building Materials. 419, 10 p., 135415.

  Research output › peer-review

• Carbonation of recycled concrete aggregates for new concrete and concrete fines to make cement-free hollow blocks

  Bergmans, J., Kazemi Kamyab, H., Ghosh, D., Van Mierloo, P., Carens, H. & Nielsen, P., Apr 2024, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 16, 8, 20 p., 3494.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Characterisation of high burnup spent mixed oxide fuel after leaching at hyperalkaline pH in a reducing environment

  Schreinemachers, C., Leinders, G., Van Eyken, J., Mennecart, T., Cachoir, C., Lemmens, K., Verwerft, M., Deissmann, G., Bosbach, D. & Modolo, G., Jun 2024, In: MRS Advances. 9, 7, p. 351-356 6 p.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Determination of the maximum dissolution rates of the Belgian reference glasses at very alkaline pH and 30 °C

  Ferrand, K., Caes, S., Lemmens, K. & Meert, K., Jun 2024, In: MRS Advances. 9, 7, p. 404-408 5 p.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Dissolution of simulated nuclear waste glass at high surface area to solution volume, high pH and 70 °C: comparison of international simple glass and SON68 glass

  Brandt, F., Caes, S., Klinkenberg, M., Barthel, J., Liu, S., Lemmens, K., Bosbach, D. & Ferrand, K., 4 Nov 2024, In: RSC Advances. 14, 47, p. 35114-35127 14 p.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Effect of hydrogen gas and leaching solution on the fast release of fission products from two PWR fuels

  Mennecart, T., Iglesias Pérez, L., Herm, M., König, T., Leinders, G., Cachoir, C., Lemmens, K., Verwerft, M., Metz, V., González-Robles, E., Meert, K., Vandoorne, T. & Gaggiano, R., 1 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 588, 17 p., 154811.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Electrochemical study of the influence of pH and carbonate species concentration on the dissolution of depleted UO₂

  Caes, S., Cachoir, C., Mennecart, T., Kursten, B. & Lemmens, K., Aug 2024, In: MRS Advances. 9, 16, p. 1254-1258 5 p.

  Research output › peer-review

• Fission product release from spent nuclear UOX fuel dissolution: Comparison between anoxic and reducing conditions and impact of pH

  Mennecart, T., Cachoir, C., Lemmens, K., Gaggiano, R., Meert, K. & Vandoorne, T., Jun 2024, In: MRS Advances. 9, 7, p. 363-367 5 p.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• In situ determination of cement paste porosity in parallel with corrosion study of aluminium alloy 1100 in Portland cement pastes

  Li, X., Caes, S., Pardoen, T., De Schutter, G., Hauffman, T. & Kursten, B., Nov 2024, In: Materials and Structures. 57, 9, 16 p., 208.

  Research output › peer-review

• Investigation of kinetics and mechanisms of metallic beryllium corrosion for the management of radioactive wastes

  Bukaemskiy, A., Caes, S., Modolo, G., Deissmann, G. & Bosbach, D., Jun 2024, In: MRS Advances. 9, 7, p. 391-396 6 p.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Model validation and interpretation of the interaction between glass and cement in an integrated glass dissolution experiment

  Liu, S., Ferrand, K., Goethals, J., David, K. & Lemmens, K., Jul 2024, In: Applied Geochemistry. 168, 12 p., 106011.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Phenomenological description of the effect of glass dissolution on cement paste evolution in an integrated glass dissolution experiment

  Goethals, J., Ferrand, K., Mosser-Ruck, R., Bonnet, J., David, K., Liu, S., Sterpenich, J., Abdelouas, A., Morizet, Y. & Lemmens, K., Jul 2024, In: Applied Geochemistry. 168, 15 p., 106012.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2023

  25 years of cross-fertilization between HADES and Mont Terri rock laboratory

  Nussbaum, C., Bernier, F., Bleyen, N., Bossart, P., Bruggeman, C., De Cannière, P., Fierz, T., Neerdael, B., Valcke, E. & Volckaert, G., 9 Mar 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 536, 1, 29 p.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• A comparison of different approaches for the analysis of ³⁶Cl in graphite samples

  Llopart, I., Vasile, M., Dobney, A., Russell, B. C., Kolmogorova, S., Boden, S., Bruggeman, M., Leermakers, M., Qiao, J., De Souza, V., Tarancón, A., Bagán, H. & Warwick, P., Dec 2023, In: Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 202, 6 p., 111046.

  Research output › peer-review

• History of corrosion studies on container materials for the final disposal of VHLW and SF conducted in Belgium

  Kursten, B., Gaggiano, R., Caes, S. & De Souza, V., 1 Nov 2023, In: Materials and Corrosion. 74, 11-12, p. 1587-1618 32 p., 202213717.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Inhibition effect of lithium salts on the corrosion of AA1100 aluminium alloy in ordinary Portland cement pastes

  Li, X., Caes, S., Pardoen, T., De Schutter, G., Hauffman, T. & Kursten, B., 15 Aug 2023, In: Corrosion Science. 221, 15 p., 111325.

  Research output › peer-review
  1 Scopus citations

• Radiolytic degradation of cellulosic materials in nuclear waste - Effect of oxygen and absorbed dose

  Bleyen, N., Van Gompel, V., Smets, S., Eyley, S., Verwimp, W., Valcke, E. & Thielemans, W., Nov 2023, In: Radiation Physics and Chemistry. 212, 14 p., 111177.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2022

  Caesium and iodine release from spent mixed oxide fuels under repository relevant conditions - Initial leaching results

  Schreinemachers, C., Leinders, G., Mennecart, T., Cachoir, C., Lemmens, K., Verwerft, M., Brandt, F., Deissmann, G., Modolo, G. & Bosbach, D., 9 Feb 2022, In: MRS Advances. p. 1-5 5 p.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Corrosion of aluminium in ordinary Portland cement paste: Influence of matrix porosity and the presence of LiNO3 corrosion inhibitor

  Caes, S., Gurning, A., Li, X., De Souza, V. & Kursten, B., 1 Sep 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Materials and Corrosion. p. 1-13 13 p., 202213296.

  Research output › peer-review

• Evaluation of the irradiation-averaged fission yield for burnup determination in spent fuel assays

  Govers, K., Adriaensen, L., Dobney, A., Gysemans, M., Cachoir, C. & Verwerft, M., 13 Sep 2022, In: EPJ N - Nuclear Sciences and Technologies. 8, p. 1-15 15 p., 18.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• pH and microbial community determine the denitrifying activity in the presence of nitrate-containing radioactive waste

  Mijnendonckx, K., Bleyen, N., Van Gompel, A., Coninx, I. & Leys, N., 21 Oct 2022, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. p. 1-17 17 p., 968220.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

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• Predisposal conditioning, treatment, and performance assessment of radioactive waste streams

  Holt, E., Oksa, M., Nieminen, P., Abdelouas, A., Banford, A., Fournier, M., Mennecart, T. & Niederleithinger, E., 14 Dec 2022, In: EPJ Nuclear Science & Technologies. 8, 6 p., 40.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Pyrite oxidation by nitrate and nitrite in sodium bicarbonate solution under anoxic and abiotic conditions

  Hendrix, K., Bleyen, N., Mennecart, T., Eloy, P., Valcke, E. & Gaigneaux, E. M., 1 Feb 2022, In: Applied Geochemistry. 137, p. 1-16 16 p., 105203.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Static dissolution experiments under hyperalkaline conditions with dispersed and confined SM539 glas

  Ferrand, K., Caes, S., Lemmens, K., Liu, S. & Meert, K., 7 Feb 2022, In: MRS Advances. p. 1-5 5 p.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Surface-mediated redox activity in the Pyrite – Nitrate/nitrite – Hydrogen system under conditions relevant for the geological disposal of bituminized waste in Boom Clay

  Hendrix, K., Bleyen, N., Mennecart, T., Gaigneaux, E. M., Eloy, P. & Valcke, E., 1 Aug 2022, In: Applied Geochemistry. 143, August 2022, p. 1-13 13 p., 105386.

  Research output › peer-review

• Water uptake-induced pressure development by French bituminized radioactive waste products under nearly constant volume conditions

  Bleyen, N., Smets, S., Verwimp, W., Van Gompel, V., Valcke, E., Lautru, J., Poulesquen, A., Leclerc, A. & Champenois, J. B., 1 Apr 2022, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 561, p. 1-14 14 p., 153569.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2021

  Dissolution Kinetics of International Simple Glass and Formation of Secondary Phases at Very High Surface Area to Solution Ratio in Young CementWater

  Ferrand, K., Klinkenberg, M., Caes, S., Poonoosamy, J., Van Renterghem, W., Barthel, J., Lemmens, K., Bosbach, D. & Brandt, F., 6 Mar 2021, In: Materials. 14, 5, p. 1-21 21 p., 1254.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Evolution of the uranium concentration in dissolution experiments with Cr (Pu) doped UO2 in reducing conditions at SCK CEN

  Cachoir, C., Mennecart, T. & Lemmens, K., 18 Mar 2021, In: MRS Advances. 6, p. 84-89 6 p.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Ex and in situ reactivity and sorption of selenium in Opalinus clay in the presence of a selenium reducing microbial community

  Bleyen, N., Small, J., Mijnendonckx, K., Hendrix, K., Albrecht, A., De Cannière, P., Surkova, M., Wittebroodt, C. & Valcke, E., 13 Jul 2021, In: Minerals. 11, 757, p. 1-33 33 p., 11070757.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Fast release from clad and declad spent UOX PWR fuel segments in a bicarbonate solution under anoxic conditions

  Mennecart, T., Cachoir, C. & Lemmens, K., 3 Sep 2021, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 557, p. 1-10 10 p., 153257.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Neutron coincidence measurements and Monte Carlo modelling of waste drums containing reference nuclear material

  Borella, A., Rossa, R., Boden, S., Bruggeman, C., Rogiers, B., Smets, S. & Valcke, E., 19 Nov 2021, In: EPJ Web of Conferences. 253, p. 1-7 7 p., 07001.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Overview of anaerobic corrosion of carbon steel radioactive waste packages in alkaline media in support of the Belgian supercontainer concept

  Kursten, B., Smart, N. R., Senior, N. A., Macdonald, D. D., Caes, S., De Souza, V. & Gaggiano, R., 1 Jan 2021, In: Materials and Corrosion. 72, p. 32-51 20 p.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Understanding hydration heat of mortars containing supplementary cementitious materials with potential to immobilize heavy metal containing waste

  Phung, Q. T., Ferreira, E., Seetharam, S., Govaerts, J., Valcke, E. & Van Tuan, N., 1 Jan 2021, In: Cement and Concrete Composites. 115, p. 1-15 15 p., 103859.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2020

  Corrosion of carbon steel in physically constrained locations in High level nuclear waste isolation systems

  Engelhardt, G. R., Kursten, B. & Macdonald, D. D., 1 Dec 2020, In: Corrosion Science. 177, p. 1-6 6 p., 108978.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Durability tests on plasma treated surrogate cemented concentrates and resins

  Ferreira, E., Hendrix, K., Bleyen, N., Valcke, E., Coppens, E., Meert, K. & Ben Hadj Hassine, S., 13 Sep 2020, In: MRS Advances. 5, 3-4, p. 149-158 10 p.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Water-soluble bitumen degradation products can fuel nitrate reduction from non-radioactive bituminized waste

  Mijnendonckx, K., Van Gompel, A., Coninx, I., Bleyen, N. & Leys, N., 11 Jan 2020, In: Applied Geochemistry. 114, p. 1-11 11 p., 104525.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2019

  A mesoscale framework for analysis of corrosion induced damage of concrete

  Seetharam, S., Laloy, E., Jivkov, A., Yu, L., Phung, Q. T., Phuong Pham, N., Kursten, B. & Druyts, F., 20 Aug 2019, In: Construction and Building Materials. 216, p. 347-361 14 p.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Determining the electric-field strength in a passive film via photo-induced electric fields

  Mao, F., Yao, J., Zhou, Y., Dong, C., Kursten, B. & Macdonald, D., 1 Jul 2019, In: Corrosion Science. 154, p. 239-245 7 p.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Diffusion models for the early-stage SON68 glass dissolution in a hyper-alkaline solution

  Liu, S., Ferrand, K., Aertsens, M., Jacques, D. & Lemmens, K., 1 Dec 2019, In: Applied Geochemistry. 111, p. 1-12 12 p., 104439.

  Research output › peer-review

• Influence of young cement water on the corrosion of the International Simple Glass

  Man, C., Ferrand, K., Liu, S., Eskelsen, J. R., Pierce, E., Lemmens, K. & Corkhill, C., 22 Jan 2019, In: NPJ Materials Degradation . 3, 9 p., 5.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Investigation of artificial pit growth in carbon steel in highly alkaline solutions containing 0.5M NaCl under oxic and anoxic conditions

  Kovalov, D., Ghanbari, E., Mao, F., Kursten, B. & Macdonald, D. D., 10 Oct 2019, In: Electrochimica Acta. 320, p. 1-8 8 p., 134554.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Non-destructive on-line and long-term monitoring of in situ nitrate and nitrite reactivity in a clay environment at increasing turbidity

  Bleyen, N., Albrecht, A., De Cannière, P., Wittebroodt, C. & Valcke, E., 1 Jan 2019, In: Applied Geochemistry. 100, p. 131-142 12 p.

  Research output › peer-review

• On the nature of the electric field within the barrier layer of a passive film

  Kursten, B., Engelhardt, G. R. & Macdonald, D. D., 1 Aug 2019, In: Electrochimica Acta. 313, p. 367-377 11 p.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Sodium azide used as microbial inhibitor caused unwanted by-products in anaerobic geochemical studies

  Hendrix, K., Bleyen, N., Mennecart, T., Bruggeman, C. & Valcke, E., 1 Aug 2019, In: Applied Geochemistry. 107, p. 120-130 11 p.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2018

  Biodegradability of dissolved organic matter in Boom Clay pore water under nitrate-reducing conditions: Effect of additional C and P sources

  Bleyen, N., Hendrix, K., Moors, H., Durce, D., Vasile, M. & Valcke, E., 2 May 2018, In: Applied Geochemistry. 92, p. 45-58 14 p.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2017

  Impact of the electron donor on in situ microbial nitrate reduction in Opalinus Clay: results from the Mont Terri rock laboratory (Switzerland)

  Bleyen, N., Smets, S., Small, J., Moors, H., Leys, N., Albrecht, A., De Cannière, P., Schwyn, B., Wittebroodt, C. & Valcke, E., 1 Apr 2017, In: Swiss Journal of Geosciences. 110, 1, p. 355-374 20 p.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Summary of the Euratom Collaborative Project FIRST-Nuclides and Conclusions for the Safety Case

  Kienzler, B., Duro, L., Lemmens, K., Metz, V., de Pablo, J., Valls, A., Wegen, D., Johnson, L. & Spahiu, K., 1 Jun 2017, In: Nuclear Technology. 198, 3, p. 260-276 16 p.

  Research output › peer-review