Published 1995 | Version v1
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System safety analysis of the Yucca Mountain tunnel boring machine

Creators

  • 1. TRW Environmental Safety Systems, Inc., Vienna, VA (United States)
  • 2. TRW Environmental Safety Systems, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (United States)

Description

The purpose of this analysis was to systematically identify and evaluate hazards related to the tunnel boring machine to be used at Yucca Mountain. This analysis required three steps to complete the risk evaluation: hazard/scenario identification, consequence assessment, and frequency assessment. The result was a 'risk evaluation' of the scenarios identified in this analysis in accordance with MIL-STD-882C. The risk assessment in this analysis characterized the accident scenarios associated with the TBM in terms of relative risk and included recommendations for mitigating all identified risks

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
American Nuclear Society, Inc.; American Society of Civil Engineers.
Imprint Place
La Grange Park, IL (United States)
Imprint Title
High level radioactive waste management: Proceedings
Imprint Pagination
811 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 637-639.

Conference

Title
6. annual international conference on high level radioactive waste management.
Dates
30 Apr - 5 May 1995.
Place
Las Vegas, NV (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
27037468
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; S58: GEOSCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
HAZARDS; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TUNNELING; UNDERGROUND FACILITIES; YUCCA MOUNTAIN
Descriptors DEC
MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; MOUNTAINS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-9504179--.