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Application of Formal Knowledge Engineering Approaches to Develop a Design Catalogue for a Japanese HLW Repository

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Masaaki Matsumoto ,
Osamu Sato ,
Hiroo Okubo ,
Hitoshi Makino ,
Yasuhiro Ochi ,
Kazumasa Hioki ,
Hiroyuki Umeki ,
Sumio Masuda  and
Ian G. McKinley
Masaaki Matsumoto
Affiliation:
Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc., Tokyo, 100-8141, Japan
Osamu Sato
Affiliation:
Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc., Tokyo, 100-8141, Japan
Hiroo Okubo
Affiliation:
Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc., Tokyo, 100-8141, Japan
Hitoshi Makino
Affiliation:
Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokyo, 100-8577, Japan
Yasuhiro Ochi
Affiliation:
Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokyo, 100-8577, Japan
Kazumasa Hioki
Affiliation:
Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokyo, 100-8577, Japan
Hiroyuki Umeki
Affiliation:
Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokyo, 100-8577, Japan
Sumio Masuda
Affiliation:
Nuclear Safety Research Association, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
Ian G. McKinley
Affiliation:
McKinley Consulting, 5405 Baden / Dättwil, Switzerland
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Abstract

The volunteer siting of disposal facilities for vitrified high-level radioactive waste (HLW) and TRU waste in Japan results in a particular need for flexibility to allow repositories to be tailored to specific sites. Instead of a single reference concept, a “catalogue” of designs for individual repository components is being developed, which can then be combined to form optimum solutions for particular site boundary conditions. As highlighted in a companion paper – Makino et al: Supporting Development of Practical Designs for a Japanese HLW Repository –, which puts the repository design process in the context of the Japanese HLW programme, the complexity of this work justifies use of advanced Knowledge Engineering approaches. In this paper three components are described – development of the knowledge base, assessing tacit system understanding and production of innovative solutions to resolve conflicts between requirements.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1193: Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXXIII , 2009 , 681
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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