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Information base for waste repository design. Volume 1. Borehole and shaft sealing. Technical report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5748202
This report is Volume 1 of a seven volume document on nuclear waste repository design issues. This report discusses the design requirements and the current technology for sealing shafts and boreholes in an underground disposal facility for nuclear waste. The discussion is focused upon repositories for high-level waste disposal in bedded salt. The type of data necessary to evaluate a particular proposal for shaft or borehole sealing is presented.
Research Organization:
Analytic Sciences Corp., Reading, MA (USA)
OSTI ID:
5748202
Report Number(s):
PB-293401
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English