An overview of performance assessment for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

Conference · Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:562594

Jow, Hong-Nian; Anderson, D R; Marietta, M ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States); and others

This paper presents an overview of the methodology used in the recent performance assessment (PA) to support the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Carlsbad Area Office`s (CAO`s) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Compliance Certification Application (CCA). The results of this recently completed WIPP PA will be presented. Major release modes contributing to the total radionuclide release to the accessible environment will be discussed. Comparison of the mean complementary cumulative distribution function (CCDF) curve against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) radionuclide release limits will be presented.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 562594
• Report Number(s): SAND-97-2850C; CONF-970335-; ON: DE98001484; TRN: 98:002641
• Resource Relation: Conference: Waste Management `97, Tucson, AZ (United States), 2-7 Mar 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
WIPP
PERFORMANCE TESTING
CERTIFICATION
UNDERGROUND FACILITIES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
ALPHA-BEARING WASTES
NEW MEXICO
COMPLIANCE