Development of waste packages for tuff
The objective of this program is to develop nuclear waste packages that meet the Nuclear Regulatory Commission`s requirements for a licensed repository in tuff at the Nevada Test Site. Selected accomplishments for FY82 are: (1) Selection, collection of rock, and characterization of suitable outcrops (for lab experiments); (2) Rock-water interactions (Bullfrog Tuff); (3) Corrosion tests of ferrous metals; (4) Thermal modeling of waste package in host rock; (5) Preliminary fabrication tests of alternate backfills (crushed tuff); (6) Reviewed Westinghouse conceptual waste package designs for tuff and began modification for unsaturated zone; and (7) Waste Package Codes (BARIER and WAPPA) now running on our computer. Brief discussions are presented for rock-water interactions, corrosion tests of ferrous metals, and thermal and radionuclide migration modelling.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 59260
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL--88175; CONF-821205--7; ON: DE83000748
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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