Engineered barrier systems (EBS) in the safety case, the role of modelling
Subtitle: workshop proceedings, La Coruña, Spain, 24-26 August 2005.
Contributors: OECD Nuclear Energy Agency.
Series: Radioactive waste management; Radioactive waste management (OECD Nuclear Energy Agency)
Publisher: Nuclear Energy Agency, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Paris, France
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9789264006645
Subjects: Radioactive waste disposal in the ground; Radioactive waste sites -- Design and construction; Radioactive waste sites -- Evaluation
Other titles: Engineered barrier systems in the safety case
Description: In the deep disposal of radioactive waste, the presence of several barriers serving complementary safety functions enhances confidence that the waste will be isolated and contained to protect human health and the environment. The barriers include the natural geological barrier and the engineered barrier system (EBS). The EBS itself may comprise a variety of sub-systems or components, such as the waste form, container, buffer, backfill, seals and plugs. These proceedings include the main findings and presented papers from the third NEA-EC workshop on engineered barrier systems, which focused on the role of EBS modelling in the safety case for deep disposal.  The workshop examined the modelling tools currently available and identified complex areas of assessment in which further dialogue is needed.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.