Plutonium chemistry under conditions relevant for WIPP performance assessment: Review of experimental results and recommendations for future work
- Environmental Evaluation Group, Albuquerque, NM (United States)
The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), located at a depth of 650 m in bedded salt at a site approximately 40 km east of Carlsbad, New Mexico, was constructed by the US Department of Energy for the disposal of transuranic wastes arising from defense-related activities. The disposal site is regulated by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). During the process leading to certification of the site for initial emplacement of waste, EEG and their contractors reviewed the DOE Compliance Certification Application (CCA) and raised a number of issues. This report reviews the issues related to the chemistry of plutonium as it will affect the potential for release of radioactivity under WIPP conditions. Emphasis is placed on conditions appropriate for the Human Intrusion scenario(s), since human intrusion has the largest potential for releasing radioactivity to the environment under WIPP conditions.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Evaluation Group, Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-89AL58309
- OSTI ID:
- 1195506
- Report Number(s):
- EEG-77; DOE/AL/58309-77
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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