Performance assessment for a repository in basalt: a summary of preliminary results

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

OSTI ID:7035950

Baca, R G; Wilde, R T; Arnett, R C; Deju, R A

The basic objective of ongoing performance assessment studies, conducted by the Basalt Waste Isolation Project (BWIP), is to quantify the waste isolation capability of the deep basalt flows beneath the Hanford Site. This fiscal year a preliminary performance assessment study was initiated to examine and compare the long-term performance of candidate repository horizons within the reference repository location. This paper outlines the BWIP performance assessment approach and summarizes the results from recent analyses of postclosure performance.

• Research Organization: Rockwell International Corp., Richland, WA (USA). Energy Systems Group
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-77RL01030
• OSTI ID: 7035950
• Report Number(s): RHO-BW-SA-248-P; CONF-821205-21; ON: DE83001753
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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