Repository sealing plan for the Nevada Nuclear Waste Storage Investigations Project, fiscal years 1984 through 1990
This report presents a plan to develop acceptable sealing methods for a prospective nuclear waste repository in unsaturated tuff in Yucca Mountain, which is on and adjacent to the Nevada Test Site. Sealing is the permanent closure of the underground facility, shafts, ramps, and boreholes. Questiona associated with the performance of the sealing system form the basis for this plan. Tasks that contribute to the resolution of these questions and support the documentation required for the construction authorization application are proposed. The approach to answering the performance-related questions is divided into six steps: (1) assess the need for sealing, (2) define the design requirements, (3) measure the material properties, (4) assess the performance of sealing designs, (5) perform laboratory analyses and field testing, and (6) reassess the performance of sealing designs. Organization of the tasks supporting each step is illustrated by detailed work-flow diagrams.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 59581
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-84-0910; ON: DE85010414
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Feb 1985
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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