Scenario development for the waste isolation pilot plant compliance certification application

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 129-149

  Galson, D A ^a   Swift, P N ^b   Anderson, D R ^b   Bennett, D G ^a   Crawford, M B ^a   Hicks, T W ^a   Wilmot, R D ^a   Basabilvazo, G ^c  

^a GALSON SCIENCES LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (STANDARDS); ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PILOT PLANTS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANTS (WIPP);

RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0343454040     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(00)00029-6     Document Type: Article

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