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Performance assessment of geological isolation systems for medium and alpha waste disposal in granitic formations; Evaluation des performances des depots pour l`isolation des dechets de moyenne activite et alpha enfouis dans les formations geologiques granitiques

Abstract

PACOMA (Performance Assessment of Confinement for Medium and Alpha Waste) is a coordinated project of the Commission of the European Communities with the participation of the Member States. This project is intended to evaluate the suitability of clay, granite and salt formations to dispose of conditioned alpha and medium-level radioactive waste. In this report, CEA-IPSN presents the database and the results of evaluating the radiological consequences associated to the disposal of alpha-bearing waste in a deep granite formation. Two repository concepts and three sites have been examined (Auriat, a hypothetical site in the UK and Barfleur) which are identical to those considered in the PAGIS project. The methodology adopted for the PAGIS project has been used for carrying out the deterministic calculations of radiological consequences in the case of normal evolution scenarios and in altered evolutions, as well as for sensitivity analysis of results to the calculation parameters and for uncertainty studies. The calculation of individual doses in the case of normal evolutions show, after a first peak due to I-129, Se-79 and Tc-99 some hundred of thousands years, a maximum, which is reached only after several million of years. In all cases, these maxima are largely lower (by a  More>>
Authors:
Lewi, J; Brun-Yaba, C; Cernes, A [1] 
  1. CEA Centre d`Etudes Nucleaires de Fontenay-aux-Roses, 92 (France). Dept. d`Analyse de Surete
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1990
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
EUR-12993
Reference Number:
SCA: 052002; 054000; PA: FRD-92:000046; SN: 92000658008
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1990
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; GRANITES; GEOLOGIC FORMATIONS; INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; HUMAN POPULATIONS; RADIATION DOSES; DOSE EQUIVALENTS; ALPHA-BEARING WASTES; 052002; 054000; WASTE DISPOSAL AND STORAGE; HEALTH AND SAFETY
OSTI ID:
10116515
Research Organizations:
Commission of the European Communities, Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
Country of Origin:
France
Language:
French
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: TI92767104; CNN: Contract FI1W/0040-F; TRN: FR9200046
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only)
Submitting Site:
FRN
Size:
108 p.
Announcement Date:
Jun 30, 2005

Citation Formats

Lewi, J, Brun-Yaba, C, and Cernes, A. Performance assessment of geological isolation systems for medium and alpha waste disposal in granitic formations; Evaluation des performances des depots pour l`isolation des dechets de moyenne activite et alpha enfouis dans les formations geologiques granitiques. France: N. p., 1990. Web.
Lewi, J, Brun-Yaba, C, & Cernes, A. Performance assessment of geological isolation systems for medium and alpha waste disposal in granitic formations; Evaluation des performances des depots pour l`isolation des dechets de moyenne activite et alpha enfouis dans les formations geologiques granitiques. France.
Lewi, J, Brun-Yaba, C, and Cernes, A. 1990. "Performance assessment of geological isolation systems for medium and alpha waste disposal in granitic formations; Evaluation des performances des depots pour l`isolation des dechets de moyenne activite et alpha enfouis dans les formations geologiques granitiques." France.
@misc{etde_10116515,
title = {Performance assessment of geological isolation systems for medium and alpha waste disposal in granitic formations; Evaluation des performances des depots pour l`isolation des dechets de moyenne activite et alpha enfouis dans les formations geologiques granitiques}
author = {Lewi, J, Brun-Yaba, C, and Cernes, A}
abstractNote = {PACOMA (Performance Assessment of Confinement for Medium and Alpha Waste) is a coordinated project of the Commission of the European Communities with the participation of the Member States. This project is intended to evaluate the suitability of clay, granite and salt formations to dispose of conditioned alpha and medium-level radioactive waste. In this report, CEA-IPSN presents the database and the results of evaluating the radiological consequences associated to the disposal of alpha-bearing waste in a deep granite formation. Two repository concepts and three sites have been examined (Auriat, a hypothetical site in the UK and Barfleur) which are identical to those considered in the PAGIS project. The methodology adopted for the PAGIS project has been used for carrying out the deterministic calculations of radiological consequences in the case of normal evolution scenarios and in altered evolutions, as well as for sensitivity analysis of results to the calculation parameters and for uncertainty studies. The calculation of individual doses in the case of normal evolutions show, after a first peak due to I-129, Se-79 and Tc-99 some hundred of thousands years, a maximum, which is reached only after several million of years. In all cases, these maxima are largely lower (by a factor of 1000 at least), than the limit recommended by the IRCP.}
place = {France}
year = {1990}
month = {Dec}
}