Published 1987
| Version v1
Book
WIPP R and D in situ test program
Creators
- 1. Experimental Programs Div. 6332, Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM 87185 (USA)
Description
The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is a Department of Energy (DOE) RandD Facility for the purpose of developing the technology needed for the safe disposal of the United States' defense-related radioactive waste. The in situ test program focus is to provide the models and data to demonstrate the facility performance for isolation of waste at WIPP. The program is defined for the WIPP sealing system, thermal-structural interactions and waste package performance. A number of integrated large-scale underground tests have been operational since 1983 and are ongoing. The tests address the issues of both systems design and long-term isolation performance of the WIPP repository
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Nuclear Engineering Dept.
- Imprint Place
- Tucson, AZ (USA)
- Imprint Title
- Waste management '87: Waste isolation in the US, technical programs, and public education
- Journal Page Range
- p. 227-236.
Conference
- Title
- Waste management '87.
- Dates
- 1-5 Mar 1987.
- Place
- Tucson, AZ (USA).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 19064207
- Subject category
- S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CONTAINERS; IN-SITU PROCESSING; MANAGEMENT; PERFORMANCE; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; SEALS; TESTING; THERMODYNAMICS; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL; WASTE FORMS; WASTE-ROCK INTERACTIONS; WIPP
- Descriptors DEC
- FUNCTIONAL MODELS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; ORE PROCESSING; PILOT PLANTS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; US DOE; US ORGANIZATIONS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES