OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM PLAN SEPTEMBER 2005

Technical Report · Mon Sep 12 04:00:00 EDT 2005

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/884949· OSTI ID:884949

DOE,

This program plan articulates the five-year goals and objectives for the Science and Technology (S and T) Program within the Department of Energy's Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM). The S and T Program is intended to reduce the cost of the proposed Yucca Mountain repository and enhance the understanding of the processes affecting its performance through the application of new scientific understanding and technology. While the design for the proposed repository will provide a safe and effective disposition of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level waste (HLW), it is unreasonable to assume the science and technology supporting the repository today will remain unchanged over the more than 50 years that the repository will be in operation. In fact, continuous improvement in operations and enhanced knowledge of the disposal process is expected to a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) license holder. therefore, it is prudent to support an effort within OCRWM to assure that the proposed repository will be able to use advanced technology that becomes available in the future to reduce cost to the taxpayer and utility ratepayer. As a separate office within OCRWM, the S and T Program supports the proposed Yucca Mountain repository operations and transportation activities; together these are henceforth referred to as the Repository System.

• Research Organization: Yucca Mountain Project, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 884949
• Report Number(s): NA; MOL.20051216.0066, DC#45929
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
DESIGN
NUCLEAR FUELS
PERFORMANCE
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
YUCCA MOUNTAIN