Open AccessNNWSI Phase II materials interaction test procedure and preliminary results
Author(s) -
J. K. Bates,
T.J. Gerding
Publication year - 1985
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/59354
Subject(s) - radioactive waste , radionuclide , test site , test (biology) , phase (matter) , environmental science , waste management , nuclear engineering , geology , engineering , mining engineering , chemistry , nuclear physics , physics , paleontology , organic chemistry
The Nevada Nuclear Waste Storage Investigations (NNWSI) project is investigating the volcanic tuff beds of Yucca Mountain, Nevada, as a potential location for a high-level radioactive waste repository. This report describes a test method (Phase II) that has been developed to measure the release of radionuclides from the waste package under simulated repository conditions, and provides information on materials interactions that may occur in the repository. The results of 13 weeks of testing using the method are presented, and an analog test is described that investigates the relationship between the test method and expected repository conditions. 9 references, 10 figures, 11 tables