Waste package materials selection process
- B&W Fuel Co./M&O Contractor, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
The office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) of the United States Department of Energy (USDOE) is evaluating a site at Yucca Mountain in Southern Nevada to determine its suitability as a mined geologic disposal system (MGDS) for the disposal of high-level nuclear waste (HLW). The B&W Fuel Company (BWFC), as a part of the Management and Operating (M&O) team in support of the Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project (YMP), is responsible for designing and developing the waste package for this potential repository. As part of this effort, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is responsible for testing materials and developing models for the materials to be used in the waste package. This paper is aimed at presenting the selection process for materials needed in fabricating the different components of the waste package.
- Research Organization:
- American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY (United States); American Nuclear Society, La Grange Park, IL (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 60816
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940553--Vol.2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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