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Information base for waste repository design. Volume 5. Decommissioning of underground facilities. Technical report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5748201
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This report is Volume 5 of a seven volume document on nuclear waste repository design issues. This report discusses the requirements for decommissioning a deep underground facility for the disposal of radioactive waste. The techniques for sealing the mined excavations are presented and an information base on potential backfill materials is provided. Possible requirements for monitoring the site are discussed. The performance requirements for backfill materials are outlined. The advantages and disadvantages of each sealing method are stated.
Research Organization:
Analytic Sciences Corp., Reading, MA (USA)
OSTI ID:
5748201
Report Number(s):
PB-293405
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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052002* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Waste Disposal & Storage
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
BACKFILLING
DECOMMISSIONING
MANAGEMENT
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
SEALS
SHAFT EXCAVATIONS
STORAGE
UNDERGROUND STORAGE
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE STORAGE
WASTES