Published October 9, 2008 | Version v1
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Update Direct-Strike Lightning Environment for Stockpile-to-Target Sequence: Supplement LLNL Subcontract No.B568621 Lightning Protection at the Yucca Mountain Waste Storage Facility

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Description

The University of Florida has surveyed all relevant publications reporting lightning damage to metals, metals which could be used as components of storage containers for nuclear waste materials. We show that even the most severe lightning could not penetrate the stainless steel thicknesses proposed for nuclear waste storage casks

Availability note (English)

Available from https://e-reports-ext.llnl.gov/pdf/366378.pdf; PURL: https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/945604-7VOrAP/

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URL
https://e-reports-ext.llnl.gov/pdf/366378.pdf; https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/945604-7VOrAP/;
DOI
10.2172/945604;

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
13 p.
Report number
LLNL-SR--407711

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
40026260
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE; S42: ENGINEERING;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
CASKS; CONTAINERS; LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY; LIGHTNING; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; STAINLESS STEELS; STORAGE; WASTE STORAGE; YUCCA MOUNTAIN
Descriptors DEC
ALLOYS; CARBON ADDITIONS; CONTAINERS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; HIGH ALLOY STEELS; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; MOUNTAINS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; STEELS; STORAGE; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS; US DOE; US ORGANIZATIONS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES

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Contract/Grant/Project number
W-7405-ENG-48
Notes
doi 10.2172/945604; PDF-FILE: 13; SIZE: 0.3 MBYTES
Funding organization
US Department of Energy (United States)