Preliminary area selection considerations for radioactive waste repositories in bedded salt
Abstract
An approach to selection of areas of bedded salt which contain potentially suitable sites for the storage of radioactive waste is described. To evaluate a site selected by a license applicant, it is necessary to understand the technical site characteristics which should be considered in the preliminary phase of site selection. These site characteristics are presented in checklist form, and each item is accompanied by a discussion which explains its significance. These qualitative considerations are used first to select an area of interest within a broad geologic or geomorphic region. Once an area has been selected, more quantitative information must be acquired to determine whether the proposed site meets the resultations for storage of nuclear waste.
- Publication:
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Unknown
- Pub Date:
- June 1979
- Bibcode:
- 1979pasc.rept.....W
- Keywords:
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- Radioactive Wastes;
- Salt Beds;
- Waste Disposal;
- Geological Surveys;
- Geology;
- Radiation Hazards;
- Safety;
- Nuclear and High-Energy Physics