Explanation of Significant Differences Between Models used to Assess Groundwater Impacts for the Disposal of Greater-Than-Class C Low-Level Radioactive Waste and Greater-Than-Class C-Like Waste Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS-0375-D) and the

Schafer, Annette ; Rood, Arthur S. ; Sondrup, A. Jeffrey

Idaho National Laboratory

关键词: Low-Level Radioactive Wastes;    Radioactive Waste Disposal;    99 General And Miscellaneous//Mathematics, Computing, And Information Science;    Greater Than Class C;    Ground Water;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1031698
RP-ID  :  INL/EXT-11-23102
RP-ID  :  DE-AC07-05ID14517
RP-ID  :  1031698

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Models have been used to assess the groundwater impacts to support the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Disposal of Greater-Than-Class C (GTCC) Low-Level Radioactive Waste and GTCC-Like Waste (DOE-EIS 2011) for a facility sited at the Idaho National Laboratory and the Environmental Assessment for the INL Remote-Handled Low-Level Waste Disposal Project (INL 2011). Groundwater impacts are primarily a function of (1) location determining the geologic and hydrologic setting, (2) disposal facility configuration, and (3) radionuclide source, including waste form and release from the waste form. In reviewing the assumptions made between the model parameters for the two different groundwater impacts assessments, significant differences were identified. This report presents the two sets of model assumptions and discusses their origins and implications for resulting dose predictions. Given more similar model parameters, predicted doses would be commensurate.