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Description of Performance Allocation: A Case Study at Yucca Mountain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Vinod Vallikat ,
S. David Sevougian  and
Jerry A. McNeish
Vinod Vallikat
Affiliation:
lntera Inc.,/CRWMS M&O, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
S. David Sevougian
Affiliation:
lntera Inc.,/CRWMS M&O, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Jerry A. McNeish
Affiliation:
lntera Inc.,/CRWMS M&O, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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A methodology was developed to determine the effectiveness of different components/barriers in isolating waste from the accessible environment for the potential nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada [1]. Quantifying the performance offered by different barriers aids in prioritizing the testing and analysis activities aimed at resolving uncertainty in processes and parameters of greatest significance to long-term performance. If a substantial fraction of the overall performance of a repository system may be attributed to the performance of a particular barrier, then it is prudent to devote the necessary resources toward enhancing the confidence in our predictive ability regarding that barrier (through more in-depth characterization and testing).

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 506: Symposium – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXI , 1997 , 1083
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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[1] CRWMS M&O, Description of Performance Allocation Report, BOOOOOOOO-01717-2200-00177, Rev. 00, Aug. 1996.Google Scholar
[2] CRWMS M&O, Total System Performance Assessment-1995: An Evaluation of the Potential Yucca Mountain Repository, BOOOOOOOO-01717-2200-00136, Rev. 01, Nov. 1995.Google Scholar