Concept of Operation for Waste Transport, Emplacement, and Retrieval

Raczka, Norman T

doi:10.2172/790304

Title: Concept of Operation for Waste Transport, Emplacement, and Retrieval

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The preparation of this technical report has two objectives. The first objective is to discuss the base case concepts of waste transport, emplacement, and retrieval operations and evaluate these operations relative to a lower-temperature repository design. Aspects of the operations involved in waste transport, emplacement and retrieval may be affected by the lower-temperature operating schemes. This report evaluates the effects the lower-temperature alternatives may have on the operational concepts involved in emplacing and retrieving waste. The second objective is to provide backup material for the design description, in a traceable and defensible format, for Section 2 of the Waste Emplacement/Retrieval System Description Document.

Authors:: Raczka, Norman T

Publication Date:: Mon Jul 02 00:00:00 EDT 2001

Research Org.:: Yucca Mountain Project, Las Vegas, NV (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: US Department of Energy (US)

OSTI Identifier:: 790304

Report Number(s):: MOL.20010713.0046
TDR-WER-ME-000001, Rev. 00, DC No. 28547; TRN: US0304285

DOE Contract Number:: AC08-01RW12101

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Resource Relation:: Other Information: PBD: 2 Jul 2001

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; DESIGN; POSITIONING; TRANSPORT; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; WASTE RETRIEVAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; OPERATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL; YUCCA MOUNTAIN

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