Workshop on development of radionuclide getters for the Yucca Mountain waste repository: proceedings.
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
The proposed Yucca Mountain repository, located in southern Nevada, is to be the first facility for permanent disposal of spent reactor fuel and high-level radioactive waste in the United States. Total Systems Performance Assessment (TSPA) analysis has indicated that among the major radionuclides contributing to dose are technetium, iodine, and neptunium, all of which are highly mobile in the environment. Containment of these radionuclides within the repository is a priority for the Yucca Mountain Project (YMP). These proceedings review current research and technology efforts for sequestration of the radionuclides with a focus on technetium, iodine, and neptunium. This workshop also covered issues concerning the Yucca Mountain environment and getter characteristics required for potential placement into the repository.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 878572
- Report Number(s):
- SAND2006-0947; TRN: US0602415
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
CONTAINMENT
GETTERS
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
IODINE
NEPTUNIUM
NUCLEAR FUELS
PERFORMANCE
RADIOISOTOPES
TECHNETIUM
WASTES
YUCCA MOUNTAIN
Radioisotopes.
Radioactive waste sites
Nevada
Yucca Mountain.