Safety assessment for deep geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste in geological repository systems

Geological Repository Systems for Safe Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuels and Radioactive Waste

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 497-521

  Swift, P N ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Geologic repositories; High level radioactive waste; Performance assessment; Safety assessment; Spent nuclear fuel

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SITE SELECTION; STANDARDIZATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

GEOLOGIC REPOSITORY; HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SAFETY ASSESSMENTS; SPENT NUCLEAR FUELS;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 80051959917     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9781845699789.4.497     Document Type: Chapter

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