Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. Summary of the results of the evaluation of the WIPP site and preliminary design validation program

Technical Report · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6501385

This report provides a summary of the results of all experiments and studies conducted during the Site and Preliminary Design Validation (SPDV) phase and site validation phase of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Project. The body of the report is organized into three sections as follows: (1) Status - A statement of the status of the WIPP and of the Department's intention to seek comments from the State of New Mexico and interested members of the public prior to entering a final decision as to whether the data collected warrants the commencement of permanent facility construction for the WIPP Project. (2) Summary Of The Evaluation Of The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Site Suitability - Prepared by Sandia National Laboratory summarizing their evaluation of compliance with site selection criteria based on data collected since 1975. (3) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Preliminary Design Validation Report Executive Summary - Prepared by Bechtel National Corporation summarizing the results of the preliminary design validation portion of the SPDV program. The full report is available in the public reading rooms and libraries identified elsewhere in this document.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-78AL05346
• OSTI ID: 6501385
• Report Number(s): WIPP-DOE-161; ON: DE86003399
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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