scholarly journals Viability Assessment of a Repository at Yucca Mountain. Volume 2: Preliminary Design Concept for the Repository and Waste Package

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Not Given Author
Arsitektura ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dewi Saraswati ◽  
Ahmad Farkhan ◽  
Amin Sumadyo

<em>The design of Sarangan Lake resort done by the needs of tourist on its area, unfullfield of tourist needs on accommodation facilities, increasing number of uncare building towards negative impact to the environment, so the purpose from this design is to get a building design that could provide accommodation facilities to the tourist of Sarangan Lake, with the design that concern about environment. The design issue is how ecological architect can be applied into design of Sarangan Lake resort. Design method is using architectural design, started from initial idea, preliminary understanding of architecture about the planned object, research and problem formulation, literature study as substantial reference, data analysis and information, analysis of general and specific approach towards designed object and formulation of design concept, analysis of design concept approach which more specific about the to-be-designed object, and architectural design transformation and preliminary design as well. The result is a design concept of resort hotel facilities as lodging accommodations by applying the characteristic of the ecological architect to the building design.</em>


2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Housley ◽  
C. Shelton-davis ◽  
K. Skinner

2006 ◽  
Vol 932 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Bryan ◽  
Russell Jarek ◽  
Thomas Wolery ◽  
David Shields ◽  
Mark Sutton ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTPotentially corrosive brines can form during post-closure by deliquescence of salt minerals in dust deposited on the surface of waste packages at Yucca Mountain during operations and the pre-closure ventilation period. Although thermodynamic modeling and experimental studies of brine deliquescence indicates that brines are likely to form, they will be nitrate-rich and noncorrosive. Processes that modify the brines following deliquescence are beneficial with respect to inhibition of corrosion. For example, acid degassing (HCl, HNO3) could dry out brines, but kinetic limitations are likely to limit the effect to increasing their passivity by raising the pH and increasing the NO3/Cl ratio.Predicted dust quantities and maximum brine volumes on the waste package surface are small, and physical isolation of salt minerals in the dust may inhibit formation of eutectic brines and decrease brine volumes. If brines do contact the WP surface, small droplet volumes and layer thicknesses do not support development of diffusive gradients necessary for formation on separate anodic-cathodic zones required for localized corrosion. Finally, should localized corrosion initiate, corrosion product buildup will stifle corrosion, by limiting oxygen access to the metal surface, by capillary retention of brine in corrosion product porosity, or by consumption of brine components (Cl−).


Author(s):  
Randy J. James ◽  
Kenneth Jaquay ◽  
Michael J. Anderson

The proposed geologic repository under development at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, will employ multiple shell metallic containers (waste packages) for the disposal of nuclear waste. The waste packages represent a primary engineered barrier for protection and containment of the radioactive waste, and the design of these containers must consider a variety of structural conditions to insure structural integrity. Some of the more challenging conditions for structural integrity involve severe impact loading due to hypothesized event sequences, such as drops or collisions during transport and placement. Due to interactions between the various components leading to complex structural response during an impact sequence, nonlinear explicit dynamic simulations and highly refined models are employed to qualify the design for these severe impact loads. This paper summarizes the Design by Analysis methodologies employed for qualification of waste package design under impact loading and provides several illustrative examples using these methods. Example evaluations include a collision of a waste package by the Transport and Emplacement Vehicle (TEV) and two scenarios due to seismic events, including WP impact within the TEV and impact by falling rock. The examples are intended to illustrate the stringent Design by Analysis methods employed and also highlight the scope of structural conditions included in the design basis for waste packages to be used for proposed nuclear waste storage at Yucca Mountain.


2002 ◽  
Vol 713 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.W. Shoesmith

ABSTRACTPossible long term corrosion scenarios for the engineered barriers proposed for the Yucca Mountain (Nevada, USA) repository are reviewed.Introduction:The materials proposed for the engineered barriers in the Yucca Mountain repository (Nevada, USA), Alloy-22 for the waste packages (WP) and titanium Grade-7 (Ti-7) for the drip shield (DS), appear unlikely to suffer localized corrosion (LC) and have very low passive corrosion (PC) rates (1–3). Since environmental conditions will become more benign as temperatures decline and aqueous environments become more dilute (4), this leads to the prediction of exceedingly long waste package lifetimes. In this review, possible corrosion scenarios are discussed in the context of the anticipated evolution in the repository environment.


Author(s):  
M.G. Buehler ◽  
H.B. Garrett ◽  
J. Wellman ◽  
P.I. Moynihan ◽  
R.R. Some ◽  
...  

2006 ◽  
Vol 985 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darrell Dunn ◽  
Yi-Ming Pan ◽  
Xihua He ◽  
Lietai Yang ◽  
Roberto Pabalan

ABSTRACTThe evolution of environmental conditions within the emplacement drifts of a potential high-level waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, may be influenced by several factors, including the temperature and relative humidity within the emplacement drifts and the composition of seepage water. The performance of the waste package and the drip shield may be affected by the evolution of the environmental conditions within the emplacement drifts. In this study, tests evaluated the evolution of environmental conditions on the waste package surfaces and in the surrounding host rock. The tests were designed to (i) simulate the conditions expected within the emplacement drifts; (ii) measure the changes in near-field chemistry; and (iii) determine environmental influence on the performance of the engineered barrier materials. Results of tests conducted in this study indicate the composition of salt deposits was consistent with the initial dilute water chemistry. Salts and possibly concentrated calcium chloride brines may be more aggressive than either neutral or alkaline brines.


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