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Summary discussion of the 2008 performance assessment for the proposed high-level radioactive waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada

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  • Swift, Peter N.
  • Hansen, Clifford W.
  • Helton, Jon C.
  • Howard, Robert L.
  • Kathryn Knowles, M.
  • MacKinnon, Robert J.
  • McNeish, Jerry A.
  • David Sevougian, S.

Abstract

A deep geologic repository at Yucca Mountain (YM), Nevada, for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste was proposed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). This paper summarizes the historical development of the 2008 YM performance assessment (PA), and explains how the methods and results of the 2008 PA address regulatory requirements specified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Topics covered include (i) screening of features, events and processes, (ii) development of scenario classes, (iii) descriptions of barrier capability, and (iv) compliance with applicable quantitative standards for individual protection, individual protection following human intrusion, and ground water protection. This article is part of a special issue of Reliability Engineering and System Safety devoted to the 2008 YM PA and provides a brief summary of information presented in detail in multiple articles in this issue and interprets the results in the context of applicable EPA and NRC regulations.

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  • Swift, Peter N. & Hansen, Clifford W. & Helton, Jon C. & Howard, Robert L. & Kathryn Knowles, M. & MacKinnon, Robert J. & McNeish, Jerry A. & David Sevougian, S., 2014. "Summary discussion of the 2008 performance assessment for the proposed high-level radioactive waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 122(C), pages 449-456.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:reensy:v:122:y:2014:i:c:p:449-456
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2013.06.009
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