The role of natural analogs in the repository licensing process

Conference · Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:146980

Murphy, W M ^[1]

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1. Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses, San Antonio, TX (United States)

The concept of a permanent geologic repository for high-level nuclear waste (NLW) is implicitly based on analogy to natural systems that have been stable for millions or billions of years. The time of radioactive and chemical toxicity of HLW exceeds the duration of human civilization, and it is impossible to demonstrate the accuracy of predictions of the behavior of engineered or social systems over such long periods.

• Research Organization: US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Washington, DC (United States). Div. of Regulatory Applications; Southwest Research Inst., San Antonio, TX (United States). Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses
• OSTI ID: 146980
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CP-0147; CONF-9107285-; CNWRA-93-020; ON: TI96001409; TRN: 96:001438
• Resource Relation: Conference: Workshop on the role of natural analogs in geologic disposal of high-level nuclear waste, San Antonio, TX (United States), 22-25 Jul 1991; Other Information: PBD: Sep 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Workshop on the role of natural analogs in geologic disposal of high-level nuclear waste: Proceedings; Kovach, L.A. [ed.] [Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States). Div. of Regulatory Applications]; Murphy, W.M. [ed.] [Southwest Research Inst., San Antonio, TX (United States). Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses]; PB: 120 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
NATURAL ANALOGUE
USA
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
REGULATIONS
COMPLIANCE