Application of systems analysis to develop engineered systems performance requirements for a hard rock nuclear waste repository

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5255594

Salter, P F; Anderson, W J; Deju, R A

The Basalt Waste Isolation Project has developed a systems-analysis approach to establishing performance requirements for the engineered system of a geologic nuclear waste repository. These requirements assure that the engineered system is designed to complement the natural system. This approach results in the optimal design for the engineered system by reducing the functional requirements of that system. While applied only to the basalt system at this time, this approach is applicable to any geologic system. As an example, the systems-analysis approach has been applied to the problem of establishing performance requirements for a waste package in basalt and has resulted in the design of a less-complex, more cost-efficient waste package for a nuclear waste repository in basalt. This paper points out the importance of developing site specific rather than generic waste packages.

• Research Organization: Rockwell International Corp., Richland, WA (USA). Rockwell Hanford Operations
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-77RL01030
• OSTI ID: 5255594
• Report Number(s): RHO-BW-SA-210-P; CONF-820303-35; ON: DE82012326; TRN: 82-013003
• Resource Relation: Conference: Waste management conference, Tucson, AZ, USA, 8 Mar 1982; Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ENGINEERED SAFETY SYSTEMS
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
BASALT
PACKAGING
PERFORMANCE
PLANNING
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
SPECIFICITY
UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
IGNEOUS ROCKS
MANAGEMENT
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ROCKS
VOLCANIC ROCKS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
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