Progression of performance assessment modeling for the Yucca Mountain disposal system for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 122, Issue , 2014, Pages 96-123

  Rechard, Rob P ^a   Wilson, Michael L ^a   Sevougian, S David ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

High level radioactive waste; Performance assessment; Probabilistic risk assessment; Radioactive waste disposal; Spent nuclear fuel; Yucca Mountain

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; CONTAINERS; GROUNDWATER; LANDFORMS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEEPAGE; SITE SELECTION;

HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT; SPENT NUCLEAR FUELS; YUCCA MOUNTAIN;

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

EID: 84887320186     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2013.06.026     Document Type: Article

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