Evaluation and Compilation of DOE (Department of Energy) Waste Package Test Data. Biannual Report: December 1985-July 1986 (RE-ANNOUNCEMENT of PB87-149787 - see notes field for explanation)

摘要

The report summarizes results to date of NBS evaluations of Department of Energy (DOE) activities in waste packages designed for containment of radioactive high-level nuclear waste (HLW). The waste packages is a proposed engineered barrier that is part of a permanent repository for HLW. Candidate repository sites include three different media: tuff, basalt, and salt. Metal alloys are the principal barriers for the proposed canisters and overpacks. In addition, borosilicate glass and various packing materials have been proposed as components of the engineered system. Thus, the associated technical problems involve corrosion, leaching, dissolution and transport within the waste packages. The report gives status reports on waste package activities related to each of the three host media.