Backfill barriers: the use of engineered barriers based on geologic materials to assure isolation of radioactive wastes in a repository. [Nickel-iron alloys]

Conference · Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:6279600

Apps, J. A.; Cook, N. G.W.

A preliminary assessment is made to show that canisters fabricated of nickel-iron alloys, and surrounded by a suitable backfill, may produce an engineered barrier where the canister material is thermodynamically stable with respect to its environment. As similar conditions exist in nature, the performance of such systems as barriers to isolate radionuclides can be predicted over very long periods, of the order of 10/sup 6/ years.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Berkeley (USA). Lawrence Berkeley Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6279600
• Report Number(s): LBL-11143; CONF-801124-53; ON: DE81028049; TRN: 81-015893
• Resource Relation: Conference: 3. annual meeting of the Materials Research Society, Boston, MA, USA, 17 Nov 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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