Probabilistic modeling of radionuclide release at the waste package subsystem boundary of a repository in basalt

Journal Article · Mon Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1986 · Nucl. Technol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7093386

Sugar, B; Eslinger, P W; Baca, R G

Estimation of potential radionuclide releases from the waste package subsystem of a nuclear waste repository is required for two reasons: (a) to judge whether the engineered barrier system complies with the performance regulations prescribed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and (b) to provide radionuclide source terms needed to predict the isolation performance of the natural barriers (i.e., geologic medium), which must be compared with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency safety standard. A probabilistic approach developed at the Basalt Waste Isolation Project (BWIP) for the estimation of radionuclide releases from a proposed nuclear waste repository in basalt is presented.

• Research Organization: Rockwell Hanford Operations, Basalt Waste Isolation Project, Richland, WA 99352
• OSTI ID: 7093386
• Journal Information: Nucl. Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Nucl. Technol.; (United States) Vol. 75:3; ISSN NUTYB
• 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
BASALT
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CONTAINERS
CORROSION
DATA COVARIANCES
ENGINEERED SAFETY SYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
IGNEOUS ROCKS
MANAGEMENT
MASS TRANSFER
MATERIALS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
PROBABILITY
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
REGULATIONS
ROCKS
SAFETY STANDARDS
SOURCE TERMS
STANDARDS
TIME DEPENDENCE
UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
US EPA
US NRC
US ORGANIZATIONS
VOLCANIC ROCKS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE FORMS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES