Technical feasibility of a Dutch radioactive waste repository in Boom Clay: Geomechanical validation

OPERA-PU-TUD321d<br/>Radioactive substances and ionizing radiation are used in medicine, industry, agriculture, re- search, education and electricity production. This generates radioactive waste. In the Netherlands, this waste is collected, treated and stored by COVRA (Centrale Organisatie Voor Radioactief Afval). After interim storage for a...

Chances in wind energy: A probalistic approach to wind turbine fatigue design

Wind is becoming an ever more important source of renewable energy: installed wind turbine power now stands at 60,000 MW worldwide, providing 0.6% of world electricity demand. Still it is important that the cost of wind energy is brought down further, which means that wind turbines must be designed to be exactly as strong as necessary, but no...

Application of statistical methods for making maintenance decisions within power utilities

Proposal to implement the rainfall generator method in river management