Events and processes for constructing scenarios for the release of transuranic waste from the Waste Isolaton Pilot Plant, southeastern New Mexico
The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), located in southeastern New Mexico, is a research and development facility to demonstrate safe disposal of defense-generated transuranic waste. Performance assessment comprises scenario development and screening and probability assignment; consequence analysis; sensitivity and uncertainty analysis; and comparison with a standard. This report examines events and processes that might give rise to scenarios for the long-term release of waste from the WIPP and begins to screen and assign probabilities to them. The events and processes retained here will be used to develop scenarios during the WIPP performance assessment; the consequences of scenarios that survive screening will be calculated and compared with the standard. 84 refs., 4 figs., 3 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE/DP
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 5064885
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-89-2546; ON: DE90005778
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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