Safety assessment of underground facilities for mined geologic waste disposal

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:6689414

Elder, H K ^[1]; Caudill, C ^[2]

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1. Dept. of Energy, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
2. Science Applications International Corp., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

The Nuclear Waste Policy Act established the process for the selection of suitable locations for disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high level radioactive waste within geologic repositories. The construction of the Exploratory Studies Facility (ESF) is one of the activities required for site characterization of the Yucca Mountain Project site as a potential repository. The site is located in southern Nevada. This paper describes the safety assessment for the underground facilities for the ESF

• OSTI ID: 6689414
• Report Number(s): CONF-921102--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Journal Volume: 66
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
REACTOR MATERIALS
RISK ASSESSMENT
SAFETY ANALYSIS
SITE SELECTION
SPENT FUELS
STORAGE
UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
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WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
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