An introduction to the mechanics of performance assessment using examples of calculations done for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant between 1990 and 1992. Revision
Author(s) -
R.P. Rechard
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/366492
Subject(s) - radioactive waste , isolation (microbiology) , agency (philosophy) , waste management , engineering , process (computing) , environmental impact assessment , high level waste , environmental science , computer science , political science , philosophy , microbiology and biotechnology , epistemology , biology , law , operating system
This document provides an overview of the processes used to access the performance of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). The quantitative metrics used in the performance-assessment (PA) process are those put forward in the Environmental Protection Agency`s Environmental Standards for the Management and Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel, HIgh-LEvel and transuranic radioactive Wastes (40 CFR 191)
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