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An Analysis of Waste Package Behavior for High-Level Waste

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Margaret S. Chu ,
James E. Campbell ,
Stephen E. Stuckwisch ,
Krishan K. Wahi  and
Malcolm D. Siegel
Margaret S. Chu
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Fuel Cycle Risk Analysis Division, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A;
James E. Campbell
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Fuel Cycle Risk Analysis Division, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A; INTERA Environmental Consultants, Inc., Lakewood, Colorado, U.S.A;
Stephen E. Stuckwisch
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Fuel Cycle Risk Analysis Division, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A; Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, U.S.A;
Krishan K. Wahi
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Fuel Cycle Risk Analysis Division, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A; Science Applications, Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.
Malcolm D. Siegel
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Fuel Cycle Risk Analysis Division, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A;
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a draft standard (40CFR191) [1] which specifies permissible limits for radionuclide releases from a high-level waste repository to the accessible environment. The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published a proposed rule (10CFR60) [2] which contains technical criteria for geologic disposal of high-level waste to facilitate compliance with the EPA Draft Standard. The three main numerical criteria specified in 10CFR60 are:

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 15: Symposium D – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management VI , 1982 , 539
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1983

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