ERG (Engineering Review Group) and GRG (Geologic Review Group) review of the horizontal versus vertical modes of waste emplacement at the Deaf Smith County site, Texas

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6960592

Chytrowski, B R

The Engineering Review Group (ERG) and Geologic Review Group (GRG) were established by the Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation (ONWI) to help evaluate specific issues in the US Department of Energy's nuclear waste repository program. The December 1985 meeting and the February 1986 meeting dealt with the evaluation of the Fluor Technology, Inc., architect-engineer recommendation of the horizontal mode of waste package emplacement for the Site Characterization Plan Conceptual Design Report (SCP-CDR). The ONWI recommendation regarding horizontal and vertical modes of waste package emplacement and associated studies was reviewed. This report documents the ERG and GRG's comments and recommendations on this subject and ONWI responses to the specific points raised by these groups. The ERG and GRG joint review groups concurred with ONWI recommendations that additional studies are required in order to reach a decision on the method of emplacement to be used. In the opinion of these groups, both methods can be implemented; however, should the decision be reached today the vertical mode would be preferred.

• Research Organization: Battelle Memorial Inst., Hereford, TX (USA). Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-87CH10290; AC02-83CH10140
• OSTI ID: 6960592
• Report Number(s): BMI/ONWI/C-75; BMI/ONWI-675; ON: TI88012353; TRN: 88-025088
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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