Published 1996 | Version v1
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Rock mechanics activities at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

Creators

  • 1. Westinghouse Electric Corp., Carlsbad, NM (United States)
  • 2. International Technology Corp., Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Description

The application of rock mechanics at nuclear waste repositories is a true multidisciplinary effort. A description and historical summary of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is presented. Rock mechanics programs at the WIPP are outlined, and the current rock mechanics modeling philosophy of the Westinghouse Waste Isolation Division is discussed

Availability note (English)

Available from INIS in electronic form and/or on microfiche ; Also available from OSTI as DE97004462; NTIS; US Govt. Printing Office Dep.

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Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
10 p.
Report number
DOE/WIPP--96-2191

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
29015325
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
Descriptors DEI
ALPHA-BEARING WASTES; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOLOGY; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; ROCK MECHANICS; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; STRATIGRAPHY; WIPP
Descriptors DEC
FUNCTIONAL MODELS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; MECHANICS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; PILOT PLANTS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; US DOE; US ORGANIZATIONS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract AC04-86AL31950
Funding organization
USDOE Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States).