Radionuclide release, transport, and consequence modeling for WIPP: a report of a workshop held on September 16-17, 1981

Technical Report · Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5362216

The purpose of this workshop was to discuss potential mechanisms for release of radionuclides from the WIPP repository years after waste emplacement and termination of institutional controls, and the resultant radiological consequences. Opportunity was also provided for the exchange of information on meaningful release and transport models, and the availability, reliability and significance of data for the parameters applicable to those models. Other than those scenarios provided in draft by the Environmental Evaluation Group (EEG) (Appendix II), there were no new breach scenarios postulated. Also there were no major objections posed to the EEG proposals or the approaches taken in these drafts. Although there were no formal conclusions highlighted by the Conference, the EEG has concluded that the statements below provide a summary of EEG's views concerning the topics covered. These views are based upon the discussions at the Conference, the subsequent comments of the conferees, the information provided in the preceding EEG sponsored geological meeting and field trip, and the information contained in the EEG draft reports (Appendix II).

• Research Organization: New Mexico Health and Environment Dept., Santa Fe (USA). Environmental Improvement Div.
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-78AL10752
• OSTI ID: 5362216
• Report Number(s): DOE/AL/10752-16; EEG-16; ON: DE82016704; TRN: 82-015695
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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