Seismic design strategy for surface facilities at the prospective Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository

Conference · Wed Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1986 · Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5459116

Wu, C L; Subramanian, C V

The site of the prospective Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository is in Nye County, Nevada, approx. 85 miles northwest of Las Vegas. The site is located on federal land that is under the control of the US Dept. of Energy (DOE), the US Air Force, and the Bureau of Land Management. The repository complex will be composed of surface and underground facilities linked by a combination of shafts and ramps. The surface facilities will be built on gently sloping terrain at the eastern base of Yucca Mountain. Seismic considerations pertinent to the design of the surface facilities consist of ground motion generated by both earthquakes and underground nuclear explosions which are conducted periodically in the nearby Nevada test site by DOE. In addition, because of the presence of a number of potentially active faults in the vicinity of the surface facilities site, it may be prudent to design the waste-handling buildings to accommodate minor fault displacement. These design features may be necessary to ensure the radiological safety of the public.

• OSTI ID: 5459116
• Report Number(s): CONF-870601-
• Journal Information: Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States), Journal Name: Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States) Vol. 54; ISSN TANSA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
CONSTRUCTION
DESIGN
EFFICIENCY
FAILURES
GROUND MOTION
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
MANAGEMENT
MOTION
MOUNTAINS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
PROBABILITY
RADIATION HAZARDS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RISK ASSESSMENT
SAFETY
SEISMIC EFFECTS
US DOD
US DOE
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
YUCCA MOUNTAIN