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Problems With the Spallings Model in the Compliance Certification Application of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

William W.-L. Lee*
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116 Marmion Way, #10, South Pasadena, CA 91030USA. wwlee@alum.mit.edu
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This paper questions the spallings model in the performance assessment supporting the compliance certification application (CCA) of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). Spallings release is one of the dominant release pathways.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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