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Title: Seismic structural analysis of a conceptual waste package design for disposal of high level nuclear waste in a geologic repository

Abstract

This paper describes the methodology used to perform seismic structural analyses on a conceptual waste package design for the disposal of high-level nuclear waste in a geologic respository. The waste package design analyzed is intended to hold uncanistered spent fuel. The purpose of this analysis is to determine if the proposed waste package design can withstand the seismic loads caused by nearby fault movement during the preclosure period of the repository without breaching the inner or outer waste package barriers or damaging the internal structures, which would affect their ability to separate the waste forms. For uncanistered spent fuel waste packages, this is interpreted to mean that no yielding of the basket structure is permitted.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
B and W Fuel Co., Las Vegas, NV (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
178447
Report Number(s):
CONF-9509279-1
ON: DE96004753; TRN: 96:006212
DOE Contract Number:  
AC01-91RW00134
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Conference: FOCUS `95: methods of seismic hazard evaluation, Las Vegas, NV (United States), 18-20 Sep 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
05 NUCLEAR FUELS; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL; CONTAINERS; DESIGN; EARTHQUAKES; DYNAMIC LOADS; A CODES; CONTAINMENT; GROUND MOTION; GEOLOGIC FAULTS

Citation Formats

Ceylan, Z, Bennett, S M, and Doering, T W. Seismic structural analysis of a conceptual waste package design for disposal of high level nuclear waste in a geologic repository. United States: N. p., 1995. Web. doi:10.2172/178447.
Ceylan, Z, Bennett, S M, & Doering, T W. Seismic structural analysis of a conceptual waste package design for disposal of high level nuclear waste in a geologic repository. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/178447
Ceylan, Z, Bennett, S M, and Doering, T W. 1995. "Seismic structural analysis of a conceptual waste package design for disposal of high level nuclear waste in a geologic repository". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/178447. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/178447.
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title = {Seismic structural analysis of a conceptual waste package design for disposal of high level nuclear waste in a geologic repository},
author = {Ceylan, Z and Bennett, S M and Doering, T W},
abstractNote = {This paper describes the methodology used to perform seismic structural analyses on a conceptual waste package design for the disposal of high-level nuclear waste in a geologic respository. The waste package design analyzed is intended to hold uncanistered spent fuel. The purpose of this analysis is to determine if the proposed waste package design can withstand the seismic loads caused by nearby fault movement during the preclosure period of the repository without breaching the inner or outer waste package barriers or damaging the internal structures, which would affect their ability to separate the waste forms. For uncanistered spent fuel waste packages, this is interpreted to mean that no yielding of the basket structure is permitted.},
doi = {10.2172/178447},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/178447}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995},
month = {Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995}
}