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Title: Viability Assessment of a Repository at Yucca Mountain. Volume 1: Introduction and Site Characteristics

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/762970· OSTI ID:762970

This first volume contains an introduction to the viability assessment, including the purpose, scope, waste forms, technical challenges, an historical perspective, regulatory framework, management of the repository, technical components, preparations for the license application, and repository milestones after the assessment. The second part of this first volume addresses characteristics of the Yucca Mountain site.

Research Organization:
Yucca Mountain Project, Las Vegas, Nevada (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (RW)
DOE Contract Number:
AC01-91RW00134
OSTI ID:
762970
Report Number(s):
DOE/RW-0508/V1; MOL.19981007.0028, DC# 33391; TRN: US0301841
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Dec 1998; PBD: 1 Dec 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English