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Title: An introduction to the mechanics of performance assessment using examples of calculations done for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant between 1990 and 1992. Revision

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/366492· OSTI ID:366492

This document provides an overview of the processes used to access the performance of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). The quantitative metrics used in the performance-assessment (PA) process are those put forward in the Environmental Protection Agency`s Environmental Standards for the Management and Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel, HIgh-LEvel and transuranic radioactive Wastes (40 CFR 191).

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
366492
Report Number(s):
SAND-93-1378-Rev.; ON: TI96014424; TRN: 96:005134
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Jun 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English