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Reports and Publications

Kiviranta, L. & Kumpulainen, S., 2011

Quality control and characterization of bentonite materials. Posiva Working Report 2011-84.
Martikainen, J. & Schatz, T., 2011

Laboratory tests to determine the effect of Olkiluoto bounding brine water on buffer performance, Posiva Working Report 2011-68.
Pintado, X., Autio, J. & Punkkinen, O., 2011

On the behaviour of compacted bentonite under thermal gradients. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C 36, 1799-1805.
Kumpulainen, S. & Kiviranta, L., 2011

Mineralogical, Chemical and Physical Study of Potential Buffer and Backfill Materials from ABM Test Package 1. Posiva Working Report 2011-41.
Wersin, P., Grolimund, D., Kumpulainen, S., Kiviranta, L., Brendlé, J. & Snellman, M., 2010

Titanium alloys as alternative material for the supercontainer shell in the KBS-3H concept. A preliminary study. Posiva Working Report 2010-72.
Kumpulainen, S., Kiviranta, L., Carlsson, T., Muurinen, A., Svensson, D., Sasamoto, H., Yui M. & Wersin, P., 2010

Long-term alteration of bentonite in the presence of metallic iron. Posiva Working Report 2010-71.
Schatz, T. & Martikainen, J., 2010

Laboratory Studies on the Effect of Freezing and Thawing Exposure on Bentonite Buffer Performance: Closed-System Tests. Posiva Report 2010-6.
Kumpulainen, S. & Kiviranta, 2010

Mineralogical and Chemical Characterization of Various Bentonite and Smectite-Rich Clay Materials. Posiva Working Report 2010-52.
Keto, P., Dixon, D., Jonsson, E., Börgesson, L., Hansen, J. & Gunnarsson, D., 2010

Assessment of Backfill Design for KBS-3V Repository. Posiva Working Report 2009-115.
Hansen, J., Korkiala-Tanttu, L., Keski-Kuha, E. & Keto, P., 2010

Deposition Tunnel Backfill Design for a KBS-3V Repository. Posiva Working Report 2009-129.

Lehikoinen, J., 2010

Bentonite-Cement Interaction – Preliminary Results from Model Calculations. Posiva Working Report 2009-37.
Mellanen, S. (Ed.), Koskinen, L., Hellä, P., Löfman, J., Lanyon, B., Öhberg, A., Autio, J., Sacklén, N., Saukkonen, K., Saari, J., Lakio, A., Silvast, M., Wiljanen, B., Vuokko, J. & Lyytinen, T., 2009

EDZ Programme, EDZ Studies in ONKALO 2007-2008. Posiva Working Report 2008-66.
Anttila, P., Autio, J., Berghäll, J., Börgesson, L., Eriksson, M., Hagros, A., Halvarsson, B., Johansson, E., Kotola, R., Parkkinen, I., Rönnqvist, P-E. & Sandén, T., 2009

KBS-3H Design Description 2007. Posiva Report 2008-1.
Keto, P., Dixon, D., Jonsson, E., Gunnarsson, D., Börgesson, L. & Hansen, J., 2009

Assessment of backfill design for KBS-3V repository. SKB R-09-52.
Johansson, E., Hagros, A., Autio, J. & Kirkkomäki, T., 2008

KBS-3H Layout Adaptation 2007 for the Olkiluoto Site. Posiva Working Report 2007-77.
Dixon, D. A. & Keto, P., 2009

Backfilling Techniques and Materials in Underground Excavations: Potential Alternative Backfill Materials in Use in Posiva’s Spent Fuel Repository Concept. Posiva Working Report 2008-56.
Korkiala-Tanttu, L., Keto, P., Kuula-Väisänen, P., Vuorimies, N. & Adam, D., 2008

Packfill-Development of in situ Compaction. Test Report for Field Tests November 2005. Posiva Working Report 2007-75.
Autio, J., Berghäll, J., Börgesson, L., Eriksson, M., Hagros, A., Johansson, E., Kotola, R., Parkkinen, I., Rönnqvist, P-E. & Sandén, T., 2007

KBS-3H Design Description 2006. Posiva Working Report 2007-105.
Pintado, X., Lloret, A., & Romero, E., 2009

Assessment of the use of the vapour equilibrium technique in controlled-suction tests. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 46(4): 411–423.
Pintado, X., Lloret, A., & Romero, E., 2009

Reply to the discussion by Leong et al. on “Assessment of the use of the vapour equilibrium technique in controlled-suction tests”. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 46(12): 1485–1486.