Safety assessment of geologic repositories for nuclear waste [electronic resource].
- Published
- Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1977.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Physical Description
- Pages: 27 : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators
- Battelle Memorial Institute, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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- Summary
- Consideration of geologic isolation for final disposition of radioactive wastes has led to the need for evaluation of the safety of the concept. Such evaluations require consideration of factors not encountered in conventional risk analysis: consequences at times and places far removed from the repository site; indirect, complex, and alternative pathways between the waste and the point of potential consequences; a highly limited data base; and limited opportunity for experimental verification of results. R and D programs to provide technical safety evaluations are under way. Three methods are being considered for the probabilistic aspects of the evaluations: fault tree analysis, repository simulation analysis, and system stability analysis. Nuclide transport models, currently in a relatively advanced state of development, are used to evaluate consequences of postulated loss of geologic isolation. This paper outlines the safety assessment methods, unique features of the assessment problem that affect selection of methods and reliability of results, and available results. It also discusses potential directions for future work.
- Report Numbers
- E 1.99:bnwl-sa-6068
E 1.99: conf-770625-5
conf-770625-5
bnwl-sa-6068 - Subject(s)
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- Note
- Published through SciTech Connect.
01/01/1977.
"bnwl-sa-6068"
" conf-770625-5"
International conference on nuclear systems reliability engineering and risk assessment, Gatlinburg, TN, USA, 20 Jun 1977.
Bartlett, J W; Burkholder, H C; Winegardner, W K. - Funding Information
- EY-76-C-06-1830
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