Preclosure safety analysis for a prospective Yucca Mountain conceptual design repository

Preclosure safety analysis for a prospective Yucca Mountain conceptual design repository [electronic resource]

A preliminary probabilistic risk assessment was performed for the prospective Yucca Mountain conceptual design repository. A new methodology to quantify radioactive source terms was developed and applied in the analysis. The study identified 42 event trees comprising 278 accident scenarios. The maxi...

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Corporate Author: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Researcher)
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Livermore, Calif : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 1989.
Subjects:
Radioactive Waste Facilities.
Safety.
Radiation Doses.
Krypton 85.
Spent Fuels.
Cesium.
Failure Mode Analysis.
High-level Radioactive Wastes.
Risk Assessment.
Site Characterization.
Probability.
Yucca Mountain Project.
Source Terms.
Radiation Protection.
Underground Disposal.
Accidents.
Seismic Events.
Radionuclide Migration.
Yucca Mountain.
Nuclear Fuels.

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