Conceptual basis of a systems prioritization methodology for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 203-222

  Helton, J C ^a   Beyeler, W ^b   Hora, S C ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; PILOT PLANTS; PROBABILITY;

GEOLOGIC DISPOSAL OF TRANSURANIC (TRU) WASTES; SYSTEM PRIORITIZATION METHODOLOGY (SPM); WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT (WIPP);

RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0031219867     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(97)00002-1     Document Type: Article

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