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Supplement to the Disposal Criticality Analysis Methodology

Supplement to the Disposal Criticality Analysis Methodology

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CRWMS
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The Disposal Criticality Analysis Methodology Topical Report, YMP/TR-0004Q (DOE 1998b) described a risk-informed methodology for postclosure criticality analyses in the potential repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Various models contained in the methodology were described and a process for validating these models was presented. The topical report also committed to following this process in validating the models used for License Application.
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Screening Analysis of Criticality Features, Events, and Processes for License Application

Screening Analysis of Criticality Features, Events, and Processes for License Application

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Sandia National Laboratories
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The purpose of this analysis report is to evaluate the features, events, and processes (FEPs) associated with criticality and document the screening decision for either inclusion or exclusion of criticality in the Total System Performance Assessment for License Application (TSPA-LA). The FEPs associated with criticality address scenarios that include initiators of sequences of events or processes that could lead to configurations that have potential for criticality in the repository.
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The Potential of Using Commercial Duel Purpose Canisters for Direct Disposal

The Potential of Using Commercial Duel Purpose Canisters for Direct Disposal

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Best, Ralph ,
McLeod, Barrie
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This report evaluates the potential for directly disposing of licensed commercial Dual Purpose
Canisters (DPCs) inside waste package overpacks without reopening. The evaluation considers
the principal features of the DPC designs that have been licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) as these relate to the current designs of waste packages and as they relate to
disposability in the repository. Where DPC features appear to compromise future disposability,
those changes that would improve prospective disposability are identified.

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Features, Events, and Processes for the Total System Performance Assessment: Analyses

Features, Events, and Processes for the Total System Performance Assessment: Analyses

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Sandia National Laboratories
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The purpose of this analysis report is to document the screening decisions and technical bases for inclusion or exclusion of each FEP identified as relevant to the TSPA and the Yucca Mountain disposal system, in accordance with the regulatory screening criteria identified for the Yucca Mountain Site.

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Transportation Institutional Issues Involving the U.S. Department of Energy's Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Program: The Post Yucca Mountain Years

Transportation Institutional Issues Involving the U.S. Department of Energy's Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Program: The Post Yucca Mountain Years

Author(s)
Lisa Janairo ,
Mitch Arvidson ,
Melissa Bailey
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This 10th anniversary update to the original archive adds several sections that cover relevant topics since 2010. Some of the new topics include the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future, consent-based siting, tribal engagement, shutdown site visits, and industry interests. Much like the first publication, the purpose of this update is to make it easier for new personnel to learn about what came before them in the hope that this knowledge gives them a greater chance of success.

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