Site selection, characterization, and research and development for spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste disposal

13th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference 2011, IHLRWMC 2011

Volumn 1, Issue , 2011, Pages 174-181

  Rechard, Rob P ^a   Perry, Frank V ^b   Cotton, Thomas A ^c  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Complex Systems Group ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLING COSTS; DISPOSAL PROGRAMS; GEOLOGIC MEDIA; HIGH-LEVEL WASTE DISPOSAL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE CRITERION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS; REPOSITORY PROGRAMS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SELECTION PROCESS; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; SPENT NUCLEAR FUELS; TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION;

CHARACTERIZATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SITE SELECTION;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 80051983724     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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