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Title: Designing a database for performance assessment: Lessons learned from WIPP

Conference ·
OSTI ID:645521
 [1];  [2]
  1. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (US)
  2. LATA, Albuquerque, NM (US)

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Compliance Certification Application (CCA) Performance Assessment (PA) used a relational database that was originally designed only to supply the input parameters required for implementation of the PA codes. Reviewers used the database as a point of entry to audit quality assurance measures for control, traceability, and retrievability of input information used for analysis, and output/work products. During these audits it became apparent that modifications to the architecture and scope of the database would benefit the EPA regulator and other stakeholders when reviewing the recertification application. This paper contains a discussion of the WPP PA CCA database and lessons learned for designing a database.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
645521
Report Number(s):
SAND-97-2777C; CONF-980516-; SAND97-2777C; ON: DE98001679; BR: EW3155010; ON: DE98001679; BR: EW3155010; TRN: US0101473
Resource Relation:
Conference: 1998 international high-level radioactive waste management conference, Las Vegas, NV (US), 05/11/1998--05/14/1998; Other Information: Supercedes report DE98001679; PBD: 1 Dec 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English