Radioactive waste disposal: Waste Isolation Pilot Plants (WIPP). (Latest citations from the NTIS data base). Published Search

Technical Report · Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:5306781

The bibliography contains citations concerning the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), a geologic repository located in New Mexico for transuranic wastes generated by the U.S. Government. Articles follow the development of the program from initial site selection and characterization through construction and testing, and examine research programs on environmental impacts, structural design, and radionuclide landfill gases. Existing plants and facilities, pilot plants, migration, rock mechanics, economics, regulations, and transport of wastes to the site are also included. The Salt Repository Project and the Crystalline Repository Project are referenced in related bibliographies. (Contains 250 citations and includes a subject term index and title list.)

• Research Organization: NERAC, Inc., Tolland, CT (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5306781
• Report Number(s): PB-92-852581/XAB
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Updated with each order. Supersedes PB90-855222. Sponsored in part by National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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