Waste package/engineered barrier system design concepts for Yucca Mountain repository

Conference · Tue Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1991 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:6689407

Harrison-Giesler, D ^[1]; Stahl, D ^[2]

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1. Dept. of Energy, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
2. B W Fuel Co., Las Vegas, NV (United States)

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is responsible for the siting, construction and operation of mined geologic disposal system (MGDS) for high level waste. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has the responsibility for promulgating the technical requirements necessary to license all phases of repository operation. The development of MGDS has been delegated to the DOE's Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project Office. The B W Fuel Company, as part of the Civilian Radioactive Waste Management System Management and Operating Contractor, is responsible for designing the waste package (WP) and the engineered barrier system (EBS). The goal of the design effort is to achieve a conservative, licensable design that meets the regulatory requirements with sufficient margin for uncertainty. Attainment of this goal relies on a multibarrier approach, the unsaturated nature of the Yucca Mountain site, consideration of, technical alternatives, and sufficient resolution of technical and regulatory uncertainties.

• OSTI ID: 6689407
• Report Number(s): CONF-921102--
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States), Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Vol. 66; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
CONTAINERS
DESIGN
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ENERGY SOURCES
FUELS
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MOUNTAINS
NEVADA
NORTH AMERICA
NUCLEAR FUELS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
REACTOR MATERIALS
RISK ASSESSMENT
SAFETY ANALYSIS
SITE SELECTION
SPENT FUELS
STORAGE
UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
UNDERGROUND FACILITIES
USA
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE STORAGE
WASTES
YUCCA MOUNTAIN