Evolution of repository and waste package designs for Yucca Mountain disposal system for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 122, Issue , 2014, Pages 53-73

  Rechard, Rob P ^a   Voegele, Michael D ^b  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b not available   (United States)

Author keywords

Container design; High level radioactive waste; Performance assessment; Radioactive waste repository; Repository design; Yucca Mountain

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; CONTAINERS; CORROSION RESISTANCE; DESIGN; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; LANDFORMS; NICKEL ALLOYS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

CONTAINER DESIGN; HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY; REPOSITORY DESIGN; YUCCA MOUNTAIN;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 84887248662     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2013.06.018     Document Type: Article

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