BBAuthors: Johnson, P.J.; Advisor: -; Participants: Otto, S.; Weaver, D.J.; Dozier, B.; Miller, T.A.; Jordan, A.B.; Hayes-Rich, N.G.; Stauffer, P.H. (2019)
Temperature in the RoM salt pile had stabilized after about 15 d, allowing evaluation of the heat‐up period of the ongoing experiment. Using a multiphase porous flow simulator that has been modified to handle salt‐specific coupled processes, we examined coupled thermal–hydrological–chemical behavior in the RoM salt pile. Our simulations suggest that for the relatively dry cases examined, porosity changes within RoM salt in a generic salt repository are likely to be minor in the period between waste emplacement and plastic closure of the drift. The primary sensitivity for porosity change is to the early moisture content of the RoM salt used to cover the canister. Secondary influences i... 
