Initiating event identification and screening for nuclear waste repository preclosure risk assessment

Conference · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:137653

Harris, P A; Bolig, C A ^[1]; Brown, T D ^[2]

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1. HLB Advanced Technology, Del Mar, CA (USA)
2. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)

This paper describes a method to identify potential initiating events that might occur during the preclosure phase at a nuclear waste repository proposed for the Yucca Mountain area of Nevada. Initiating events of interest must be theoretically capable of causing radiological exposure hazards to either repository operations personnel or to the general public. 8 refs., 1 fig.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 137653
• Report Number(s): SAND-89-2050C; CONF-900406-8; ON: DE90005401
• Resource Relation: Conference: 1. international topical meeting on high-level radioactive waste management, Las Vegas, NV (United States), 8-12 Apr 1990; Other Information: PBD: [1990]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
RISK ASSESSMENT
HEALTH HAZARDS
CLOSURES
YUCCA MOUNTAIN
TUFF
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE
BASALT
HISTORICAL ASPECTS
DESIGN
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
DECISION TREE ANALYSIS
Yucca Mountain Project