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Demonstration of safety for geologic disposal

Conference ·
OSTI ID:47867
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. TRW Environmental Safety Systems, Vienna, VA (United States)
  2. TRW Environmental Safety Systems, Livermore, CA (United States)
  3. Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) is developing a nuclear waste management system that will accept high-level radioactive waste, transport it, store it, and ultimately emplace it in a deep geologic repository. The key activity now is determining whether Yucca Mountain, Nevada is suitable as a site for the repository. If so, the crucial technological advance will be the demonstration that disposal of nuclear waste will be safe for thousands of years after closure. This paper assesses the impact of regulatory developments, legal developments, and scientific developments on such a demonstration.

OSTI ID:
47867
Report Number(s):
CONF-931108--Vol.333
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
BIOSPHERE
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
LAND TRANSPORT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
REGULATIONS
SAFETY ANALYSIS
SPENT FUELS
UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
UNDERGROUND FACILITIES
US DOE
YUCCA MOUNTAIN
Yucca Mountain Project