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Regulatory consideration for designing surface facilities for Yucca Mountain high-level waste repository

Conference ·
OSTI ID:137857
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  1. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (USA). Div. of High-Level Nuclear Waste Management
This paper outlines U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission`s (NRC`s) key regulations applicable to U.S. Department of Energy`s (DOE`s) design of surface facilities to receive, process, and emplace high-level waste in a geologic repository. Analysis of the design and performance is reported. Key design-basis external events are included.
OSTI ID:
137857
Report Number(s):
CONF-900406--; ISBN 0-87262-751-9
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English