Testing of candidate waste-package backfill and canister materials for basalt. [Cupronickel 90/10]

Conference · Wed Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:7014417

Wood, M I; Anderson, W J; Aden, G D

The Basalt Waste Isolation Project (BWIP) is developing a multiple-barrier waste package to contain high-level nuclear waste as part of an overall system (e.g., waste package, repository sealing system, and host rock) designed to isolate the waste in a repository located in basalt beneath the Hanford Site, Richland, Washington. The three basic components of the waste package are the waste form, the canister, and the backfill. An extensive testing program is under way to determine the chemical, physical, and mechanical properties of potential canister and backfill materials. The data derived from this testing program will be used to recommend those materials that most adequately perform the functions assigned to the canister and backfill.

• Research Organization: Rockwell International Corp., Richland, WA (USA). Energy Systems Group
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-77RL01030
• OSTI ID: 7014417
• Report Number(s): RHO-BW-SA-255-P; CONF-821205-23; ON: DE83001487
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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