Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis for gas and brine migration at the waste isolation pilot plant: Fully consolidated shaft

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-31

  Helton, J C ^a,b   Bean, J E ^a,c   Butcher, B M ^a   Garner, J W ^a,d   Schreiber, J D ^a,e   Swift, P N ^a   Vaughn, P ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d Applied Physics Inc   (United States)

^e SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRINES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GASES; HEAVY METALS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TWO PHASE FLOW; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BRAGFLO MODEL; PARTIAL CORRELATION ANALYSIS; TRANSURANIC WASTES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT;

PILOT PLANTS;

EID: 0029736554     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE96-A28545     Document Type: Article

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