Preliminary comparison with 40 CFR Part 191, Subpart B for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, December 1990

Technical Report · Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6197462· OSTI ID:6197462

Bertram-Howery, S G; Marietta, M G; Rechard, R P; Anderson, D R ^[1]; Swift, P N ^[2]; Baker, B L ^[3]; Bean, Jr, J E; McCurley, R D; Rudeen, D K ^[4]; Beyeler, W; Brinster, K F; Guzowski, R V; Sch,

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1. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
2. Tech. Reps., Inc., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
3. Technadyne Engineering Consultants, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
4. New Mexico Engineering Research Inst., Albuquerque, NM (USA)

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is planned as the first mined geologic repository for transuranic (TRU) wastes generated by defense programs of the United States Department of Energy (DOE). Before disposing of waste at the WIPP, the DOE must evaluate compliance with the United states Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Standard, Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Management and Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level and Transuranic Radioactive Wastes (40 CFR Part 191, US EPA, 1985). Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) is evaluating long-term performance against criteria in Subpart B of the Standard. Performance assessment'' as used in this report includes analyses for the Containment Requirements ({section} 191.13(a)) and the Individual Protection Requirements ({section} 191.15). Because proving predictions about future human actions or natural events is not possible, the EPA expects compliance to be determined on the basis of specified quantitative analyses and informed, qualitative judgment. The goal of the WIPP performance-assessment team at SNL is to provide as detailed and thorough a basis as practical for the quantitative aspects of that decision. This report summarizes SNL's late-1990 understanding of the WIPP Project's ability to evaluate compliance with Subpart B. 245 refs., 88 figs., 23 tabs.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/RW
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6197462
• Report Number(s): SAND-90-2347; ON: DE91006426; TRN: 91-004757
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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