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Waste Package Reliability / Nalysis*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

C. Pescatore and
C. Sastre
C. Pescatore
Affiliation:
Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, N.Y. 11973
C. Sastre
Affiliation:
Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, N.Y. 11973
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Abstract

Proof of future performance of a complex system such as a high-level nuclear waste package over a period of hundreds to thousands of years cannot be had in the ordinary sense of the word. The general method of probabilistic reliability analysis could provide an acceptable framework to identify, organize, and convey the information necessary to satisfy the criterion of reasonable assurance of waste package performance according to the regulatory requirements set forth in 10 CFR 60. General principles which may be used to evaluate the qualitative and quantitative reliability of a waste package design are indicated and illustrated with a sample calculation of a repository concept in basalt.

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Footnotes

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This work was performed under the auspices of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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