Improbability of igneous intrusion promoting a critical event in spent nuclear fuel disposed in unsaturated tuff

Risk Analysis

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 997-1028

  Rechard, Rob P ^a   Tierney, Martin S ^b  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b Plantae Research Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Igneous intrusive event; Nuclear critical event; Nuclear waste repository; Performance assessment; Radioactive waste disposal; Risk assessment; Yucca Mountain Project

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FUSION REACTIONS; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; LANDFORMS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PROBABILITY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; SPENT FUELS;

IGNEOUS INTRUSIVE EVENT; NUCLEAR CRITICAL EVENT; NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; YUCCA MOUNTAIN PROJECT;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

NUCLEAR FUEL;

IGNEOUS INTRUSION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; TUFF; VOLCANISM; WASTE FACILITY;

CALCULATION; CORROSION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR WASTE; PERFORMANCE; PROBABILITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VOLCANO;

NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD; YUCCA MOUNTAIN;

EID: 27644540187     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2005.00653.x     Document Type: Review

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