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EPA's Development of Environmental Standards for High-Level and Transuranic Wastes
First Update to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Regulatory Strategy for the High-Level Waste Repository Program
Regulatory Issues Impacting the U.S. High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Program
Safety Assessment of Radioactive Waste Disposal: A Priority Area for International Co-operation Within the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
OCRWM Transportation Technical Activities for 1998
Development of the ASME/NUPACK Code
Certifying the TN-BRP and TN-REG Transportable Storage Demonstration Casks
Development of the GA-4 and GA-9 Legal Weight Truck Spent Fuel Shipping Casks
High-Capacity, High-Strength Trailer Designs for the GA-4/GA-9 Casks
Approach for Implementing Burnup Credit in High-Capacity Truck Casks
Volcanic Episodes Near Yucca Mountain As Determined by Paleomagnetic Studies at Lathrop Wells, Crater Flat, and Sleeping Butte, Nevada
<sup>4</sup><sup>0</sup>Ar/?<sup>9</sup>Ar Laser Fusion and K-Ar Ages From Lathrop Wells, Nevada, and Cima, California: The Age of the Latest Volcanic Activity in the Yucca Mountain Area
Multiple Event Considerations for Postclosure Seismic Hazard Evaluations at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Weapons Test Seismic Investigations at Yucca Mountain
Tools for LWR Spent Fuel Characterization: Assembly Classes and Fuel Designs
Dissolution of Spent Fuel Under the Conditions of Wet Storage and Disposal
Spent Fuel Waste Form Charactristics: Grain and Fragment Size Statistical Dependence for Oxidation Response
Spent Fuel Waste Form Characteristics: Grain and Fragment Size Statistical Dependence for Dissolution Response
Differentiating Between Education and Indoctrination
Energy Education in the Higher Education Systems of California
Radioactive Waste Management?An Educational Challenge
Science Education: Critical Link to Nuclear Waste Disposal and Management
Education?Path Towards Solution Regarding Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel
Scientific Literacy and Public Education About High-Level Radioactive Waste
BNFL and Education Living with Technology
Determination of Diffusivities of Sorbing and Nonsorbing Species in Rocks
Effects of Heterogeneity on Actinide Diffusion Rates in Tuffaceous Rock
Major and Trace Elements Regulation in Natural Granitic Waters. Application to Deep Radioactive Waste Disposals
Migration Experiments at the Grimsel Test Site, Switzerland
Interpretative Modelling of Studies of Sorption of Radionuclides onto Geological Materials
Radiocolloid Transport in Saturated and Unsaturated Fractures
Design Control Process Requirements for Geologic Repository Operations Area Design
Design Control Overview fot the Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project Exploratory Shaft Facility
Performance Assessment in Early Phases of the Repository Design Process
Design Considerations for the Yucca Mountain Project Site Characterization
Application of QA Grading to Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project Items and Activities
Design Reviews From a Regulatory Perspective
Controlling the Description of a High-Level Radioactive Waste Isolation System
Strain Distribution in Fault Zones and Fluid Flow
Computer-Assisted Geometric and Kinematic Analysis of Subsurface Faulting in the Vicinity of Yucca Mountain, Nevada, Using Balanced Geologic Cross Sections
Interpretation and Modelling Process of Bedrock Structures for Site Evaluation in Finland
Mechanical Anisotropy of the Yucca Mountain Tuffs
Application of Discrete Feature Analysis to Repository Characterization
Fractal Characteristics of Fracture Roughness and Aperture Data
Assessment of Fracture-Sampling Techniques for Laboratory Tests on Core
How Much Must the Geologic Barrier Contribute to Safe HLW Disposal?
Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project Waste Package Plan
High-Level Waste Disposal Regulations: Time for a Change?
Human Intrusion Scenarios in Nuclear Waste Repository Evaluations
Gaseous Release of Carbon-14: Why the High Level Waste Regulations Should be Changed
Characterization of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste Glass for Hazardous Components
The Development Process for Unique Underground Equipment for Waste Handling
Design and Operating Criteria of the French Deep Repository for High Level Radioactive Waste
Disposal of Spent HTR Fuel Elements
Conceptual Design Study of Geological Disposal System of High-Level Waste
Microwave Application to TRU Wastes Conditioning System
State Environmental Review of a Proposed Utility Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation
Standardized, Utility-DOE Compatible, Spent Fuel Storage-Transport Systems
Concept Development of Small Cask to Large Cask Transfer Systems
Design & Operational Experience of the NUHOMS?-24P Spent Fuel Storage System
Rancho Seco Spent Fuel Disposition Strategy
Commissioning of High Level Liquid Waste Facilities
Formic Acid Requirement for Savannah River Site Defense Waste Processing Facility Melter Feed Preparation (U)
Removal of Dissolved and Suspended Radionuclides from HWVP Liquid Wastes
Characterization of High Radioactive Waste in a Reprocessing Plant Using Passive and Active Neutronic Methods
Product Quality and Process Control in the Windscale Vitrification Plant
The Processing of Simulated High-Level Radioactive Waste Sludges Containing Nitrites and Mercury
Properties of Solidified HLW and Their Changes Under Storage and Disposal Conditions
How Can we Deal with NIMBY in Nuclear Waste Management?
Developing an Education Program for Schools on Radioactive Waste Management
Curriculum and Instruction in Nuclear Waste Disposal
Nagra's Information Strategy 1991
Communicating Confidence and Creating Credibility
Public Education, Public Confidence, and Public Acceptance of Radioactive Waste Management Facilities
Mineralogic Alteration History and Paleohydrology at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Fracture-Lining Minerals in the Lower Topopah Spring Tuff at Yucca Mountain
Radionuclide Migration as a Function of Mineralogy
Compilation/Validation of Thermodynamic Data for Plutonium for Nuclear Waste Disposal: 1. Preliminary Results
Flow and Transport Around a Noncontinuous Horizontal Layer at Yucca Mountain
Evaluation of Geoscientific Information Systems for Three-Dimensional Ground-Water Modeling, Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Effect of Material Heterogeneities on Flow Through Porous Media
Lubrication Theory Analysis of the Permeability of Rough-Walled Fractures
Unsaturated Flow Through a Variable Aperture Fracture in Topopah Spring Welded Tuff
Modelling of Hydro-Thermo-Mechanical Effects in a Fracture Intersecting a Nuclear Waste Deposition Hole
A Probe Method for Measuring In Situ Rock Thermophysical Properties
Predicted Thermal and Stress Environments in the Vicinity of Repository Openings
Correlation of Hydraulic Conductivity and Sonic Velocity in Water-Saturated Tuff
Microwave Measurements of the Water Content of Bentonite
Laboratory Determined Suction Potential of Topopah Spring Tuff at High Temperatures
Perspectives on Integrating the U.S. Radioactive Waste Disposal System
Management Systems Improvement Strategy for the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
The Role of Effective Communications in Nuclear Regulatory Commission Licensing
A Case History of Successful Nuclear Power Plant Licensing
How Can the St. Lucie Unit 2 Licensing Experience Benefit the Licensing of a Nuclear Spent Fuel Repository
Development of Preliminary Nevada Transportation Accident Characteristics
Unintentional Stoppages of Trucks Hauling High-Level Nuclear Waste in Nevada
Transportation of Radioactive Materials Routing Analysis: The Nevada Experience
Development of Rail Access to the Proposed Repository Site at Yucca Mountain
An Approach to Evaluate the Sufficiency of Highway Bridges for Nuclear Spent Fuel Transportation
Transportation Access to Yucca Mountain: Critical Issues
Rethinking the Economic factors of Centralized Spent Fuel Storage
Preliminary Feasibility Assessment of Several Spent Fuel Transfer/Storage Options Suitable for Early Deployment at an MRS
MRS Transfer Facility Feasibility Study
Industry Experience and Programs that Benefit the Monitored Retrievable Storage (MRS) Facility Design
Early Deployment of the MRS?The Modular Vault Dry Store
Design and Operation of a Monitored Retrievable Storage Facility Using NUHOMS? Technology
Disposal of Vitrified Waste in an Unsaturated Environment
Durability, Mechanical, and Thermal Properties of Experimental Glass-Ceramic Forms for Immobilizing ICPP High Level Waste
Effect of HNO<sub>3</sub>-Cerium(IV) Decontamination on Stainless Steel Canister Materials
Mechanistic Interpretation of Glass Reaction: Input to Kinetic Model Development
Exclusion of Foreign Materials from the Savannah River Site (SRS) Canistered Waste Forms: Characterization of the Gas within the Free Volume
Economic and Technical Advantages of High-Temperature Processes in High-Level Radioactive Waste Management
Behaviour of Plutonium, Rare Earth Elements and Elements of the Platinum Group in Vitreous Phosphate Composites During Liquid HLW Vitrification
The Oregon Experiment: Public Information and Involvement
Political Trust's Role in Explaining Nevada Urban Resident's Perceptions of the Proposed Yucca Mountain Repository
Perceived Risk, Real Risk: Scientific Inquiry and Public Concerns About Nuclear Waste Disposal
Risk Communication: Translating Technically Complex Information to Facilitate Informed Decision-Making
Development of a Structural Model to Analyze Public Opinion on a High-Level Radioactive Waste Facility
Perceived Risk, Trust in Government, and Response to Repository Siting in the United States
Major Results of Gravity and Magnetic Studies at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Geophysical Borehole Logging in the Unsaturated Zone, Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Nondestructive Testing Using Borehole and Surface Seismic Techniques to Evaluate Rock Mass Damage Zones
Dry Drilling and Coring Development for Unsaturated Zone Studies
Geologic Sample Handling and Logging at Apache Leap, Arizona
Field Investigations for Seismic Effects on Mechanical and Geohydrologic Response of Underground Structures in Jointed Rock
Boundary Integral Methods for Unsaturated Flow
Analysis of Solute Transport in an Intermediate-Scale Unsaturated Flow Experiment
Theory of Matrix and Fracture Flow Regimes in Unsaturated, Fractured Porous Media
Effect of a Low-Permeability Layer on Calculated Gas Flow at Yucca Mountain
Barometric Pumping of Contaminated Gases Through Fractured Permeable Media
Performance Assessment: The Bridge Between Regulatory Decision-Making and Scientific Uncertainties
Key Scientific Issues for Near-Field Performance Assessment
Advances in the Study of Far-Field Phenomena Affecting Repository Performance
Process and Criteria for Valuation of the Ground-Water Flow Models in the OECD/NEA International Stripa Project
Some Conclusions from a Biospheric Model Validation Study (BIOMOVS)
Demonstration of a Repository Performance Assessment Capability at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Monitoring Compliance with Requirements During Site Characterization
Regulatory Requirements and Long-Term Repository Host Rock Performance
Test and Evaluation of Natural Barriers at Yucca Mountain, Nevada: Management of the Site Characterization Program
Degradation Mode Surveys of High Performance Candidate Container Materials
An Electrochemical Approach to Predicting Corrosion Performance of Container Materials
Potential Uses of Lead in Nuclear Waste Disposal
Modelling Studies for the Assessment of the Advanced Cold Process Canister
Activities Aimed at Qualification of a HLW Disposal Container
Future Supply of, and Demand for, Titanium, Copper and Lead
Research Program to Develop and Validate Conceptual Models for Flow and Transport Through Unsaturated, Fractured Rock
Variation of Permeability with Temperature in Fractured Topopah Spring Tuff Samples
An Alternative Method to Mariotte Reservoir System for Maintaining Constant Hydraulic Pressure
Pore-Water Extraction from Unsaturated Tuffs Using One-Dimensional Compression
Solving the High-Level (and Low-Level) Radioactive Waste Puzzle
The Chemical Stockpile Intergovernmental Consultation Program: Lessons for High Level Waste Public Involvement
A Model for Effective Intergovernmental Planning
Opting for Cooperation?A Case Study in Siting a Low Level Radioactive Waste Management Facility
The CVSA Pilot Study of Highway Vehicle Inspection Procedures for the Transportation of Radioactive Materials
Building Consensus in Developing Radioactive Waste Management Systems
Source Term Model for Radioactive Waste Repository
Near-Field Transport of Radioactive Chains
Validation of Source-Term Models Using Natural Analogues
Potential ?<sup>4</sup>CO<sub>2</sub> Releases from Spent Fuel Containers at Yucca Mountain
MARNIE, a Near Field Transport Model for Radioactive Waste Repositories
Preliminary Calculations of Release Rates from Spent Fuel in a Tuff Repository
Mechanical Excavator Performance in Yucca Mountain Tuffs
The Adoption of Mechanized Excavation Techniques for the Superconducting Super Collider
Principles of the NATM and Other Uses of the Geologic Monitoring Techniques
Risk Assessments for the Design of Subsurface Openings
The Standard Contract's Delivery Commitment Schedule Process
A Comparison of High-Level Waste Form Characteristics
Effects of Spent Fuel Aging on Repository Disposal Requirements
Evaluation of Alternative MGDS Development Strategies
Determination of Cost Effective Waste Management System Receipt Rates
Conclusions from Project-90 With Regard to a Regulatory Framework
The Integrated Performance Assessment in SKI Project-90
CALIBRE and CRYSTAL: Near-field and Geosphere Models for Project-90
Status of WIPP Compliance with EPA 40 CFR 191, December 1990?SAND90-2424C
Performance Assessment Calculational Exercises (PACE-90): Overview and Summary
Preliminary Performance Assessment of a Nevada Test Site Waste Disposal Facility
Application of TQM to the Waste Management QA Regulatory Arena
Application of QA Program for Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project Geologic Investigations
The Licensing Support System (LSS): Who Should Operate it and Will it Work?
The Licensing Support System: Institutional Challenges and Opportunities
Regulatory Systems-Based Licensing Guidance Documentation
Drafting of an ISO Standard for Leakage Tests on Packaging for the Transport of Radioactive Material
Cask Systems Development Program Seal Technology
Scoping Experimental Analysis of Factors Affecting Cask Contamination Weeping
Testing of Materials and Scale Models for Impact Limiters
GA-4/GA-9 Honeycomb Impact Limiter Tests and Analytical Model
Comparison of Elastic and Inelastic Analysis and Test Results for the Defense High Level Waste Shipping Cask
Location and Assessment of Groundwater Discharge
An Empirical Data Base for the Investigation of Earthquake-Related Changes in Crustal Hydrology
The Shaft Excavation Effect Experiment
Three-Dimensional Groundwater Flow Modelling for a Potential Repository Site
Two Double Porosity Models for Groundwater Radioactive Contamination
The Last Twelve Months at Yucca Mountain
Perils of Project Development on Public Land Open to Mining
Being Responsive and Getting the Job Done Right
Seeking Common Ground: Western Governors and the WIPP Transport Campaign
Management of Comments on DOE's Site Characterization Plan (SCP) and Integration with the Planned Geotechnical Program
Case Studies in Cooperation with External Groups
An Integrated Systems Approach to Institutional/Technical Program Milestone Planning and Implementation in the Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Program
OCRWM'S Evolving Strategic Planning Process and the 1990 Plan
Looking Out for the Ratepayer
Yucca Mountain Near Field Environment Considerations for Engineered Barrier System Design and Performance
Modelling of Excavation, Thermal Loading and Bentonite Swelling Pressure for a Waste Repository
Apparent and Simple Diffusion Coefficients in Compacted Bentonite
An Analysis of Buffering in Bentonite-Groundwater Systems
Effect of Ionizing Radiation on the Waste Package Environment
Estimating Geochemical Behavior of Cocnretes to be Placed at Yucca Mountain
Isotopic Discontinuities in Ground Water Beneath Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Distribution of Rubidium, Strontium, and Zirconium in Tuff From Two Deep Coreholes at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Strontium Isotopes in Carbonate Deposits at Crater Flat, Nevada
An Evaluation of Evidence Pertaining to the Origin of Vein Deposits Exposed in Trench 14, Nevada Test Site, Nevada
General Circulation Models: Applications for Nuclear Waste Repositories
Archaeological Program for the Yucca Mountain Site
Management and Research of Desert Tortoises for the Yucca Mountain Project
Assessing Impacts on Biological Resources from Site Characterization Activities of the Yucca Mountain Project
The Reclamation Program for the Yucca Mountain Project
Preliminary Assessment of the Impact of Conceptual Model Uncertainty on Site Performance
Scenario Evolution: Interaction Between Event Tree Construction and Numerical Analyses
A Formalism to Generate Probability Distributions for Performance-Assessment Modeling
Characterization Uncertainty and its Effects on Models and Performance
Site and Facility Waste Transportation Services Planning Documents
Historical Overview of Domestic Spent Fuel Shipments?Update
An Approach to Assessing the Impacts of Incident-Free Air and Highway Transportation of Radioactive Materials
Transportation Capabilities of the Existing Cask Fleet
A Preliminary Evaluation of the Ability of From-Reactor Casks to Geometrically Accommodate Commercial LWR Spent Nuclear Fuel
The Radiological Capacity of Transport Casks Loaded in a 2-Region Non-Uniform Pattern
Toward Linking Demographic and Economic Models for Impact Assessment
Forecasting Behavioral Response to a Repository from Stated Intent Data
Circuitous Routings: Integration of Public Acceptability with Technical and Economic Feasibility
Payments-Equal-to-Taxes (PETT): An Interpretation of Sections 116(c) (3) and 118(b) (4) of The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as Amended
Some Political Logistics of Nuclear Waste
The MD Design?A Cool Concept for Geologic Disposal of Radioactive Waste
Emplacement Drift Temperature Reduction by Cooling Enhancement and Ventilation
Three-Dimensional Thermal Analysis for Temperature Distribution in Geological Formation
The Constructive Use of Heat in an Unsaturated Tuff Repository
System Analysis Dual-Purpose Repository New Results of Temperature Calculations
The Technical Challenge of Mechanized Excavation for Nuclear Waste Repositories
Recent Development in the Design of Hard Rock Tunnel Boring Machines for the Mining Industry
Shaft Boring Machine?A Method of Mechanized Vertical Shaft Excavation
Mechanical Tunnel Excavation in Welded Tuff
A First Look at Roadheader Construction and Estimating Techniques for Site Characterization at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Design, Selection, and Application of Disc Cutters in Hard and Abrasive Rock
Dry Spent Fuel Storage in the 1990's
A Proposed Regulatory Guide Basis for Spent Fuel Decay Heat
Evaluation of Storage/Transportation Options to Support Criteria Development for the Phase I MRS
Interim Storage of Solidified High Level Wastes
Interim Waste Storage for the Integral Fast Reactor Fuel Cycle Demonstration
Uncertainty Analysis of Preclosure Accident Doses for the Yucca Mountain Repository
A Decision Support System for Performance-Based Site Characterization
A High-Level Waste Repository Performance Assessment Methodology
Site-Generic Approach for Performance Assessment of HLW Disposal System in Japan
Total-System Analyzer for Performance Assessment of Yucca Mountain