DOE Spent Nuclear Fuel Information in Support of TSPA-SR

Technical Report · Sun Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/769041· OSTI ID:769041

Loo, H H ^[1]

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1. Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory

The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (RW) has started the recommendation (SR) effort to show that Yucca Mountain could be selected as the first geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level waste. One component of the site recommendation will be a total system performance assessment (TSPA), based on the design concept and the scientific data and analysis available, describing the repository's probable behavior relative to the overall system performance standards. Thus, all the data collected from the Exploratory Studies Facilities to-date have been incorporated into the latest TSPA model. To ensure that the DOE-owned SNF continues to be acceptable for disposal in the repository, it will be included in the TSPA-SR evaluation. A number of parameters are needed in the TSPA-SR models to predict the performance of the DOE-owned SNF materials placed into the potential repository. This report documents all of the basis and/or derivation for each of these parameters. A number of properties were not readily available at the time the TSPA-SR data were requested. Thus, expert judgement and opinion were used to determine a best property value. The performance of the DOE-owned SNF will be published as part of the TSPA-SR report.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Lab., Idaho Falls, ID (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-94ID13223
• OSTI ID: 769041
• Report Number(s): DOE/SNF/REP-0047
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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