Long-term C-14 source term for a high-level waste repository

• Published in: Waste management (Elmsford) Vol. 14; no. 5; pp. 393 - 408
• Main Author: Ahn, Tae M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.01.1994
• Subjects: Containers; Corrosion; Degradation; Dissolution; Fission products; Geological repositories; Light water reactors; Nuclear fuel cladding; Oxidation; Oxides; Spent fuels; Uranium compounds; USA, Nevada, Yucca Mt

This paper evaluates the possibility of long-term Carbon-14 (C-14) releases from spent fuels and containers in the anticipated environments of the proposed Yucca Mountain high-level waste repository. Long-term degradation mechanisms of spent fuel matrices, cladding, and containers are evaluated. Und...