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Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project waste package plan

Conference ·
OSTI ID:145434
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Dept. of Energy, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
  2. Science Applications International Corp., Las Vegas, NV (United States)
  3. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)

The goal of the US DOE`s Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project (YMP) waste project program is to develop, confirm the effectiveness of, and document a design for a waste package and associated engineered barrier system (EBS) for spent nuclear fuel and solidified high-level nuclear waste (HLW) that meets the applicable regulatory requirements for a geologic repository. The Waste Package Plan describes the waste package program and establishes the technical approach against which overall progress can be measured. It provides guidance for execution and describes the essential elements of the program, including the objectives, technical plan, and management approach. The plan covers the time period up to the submission of a repository license application to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

Research Organization:
American Nuclear Society, La Grange Park, IL (United States); American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY (United States)
OSTI ID:
145434
Report Number(s):
CONF-910435--Vol.1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English