Joint NEA-IAEA International Peer Review of the Yucca Mountain Site Characterisation Project's Total System Performance Assessment Supporting the Site Recommendation Process, Final Report
December 2001
Front Matter
Title PageCONTENTS
Summary Objectives International perspective Recommendations for future assessments
1 Introduction 1.1 Background to the Yucca Mountain Project 1.2 Terms of reference, objectives and scope of the review 1.3 Conduct of the review 1.4 Organisation of this report
2 General Considerations 2.1 Regulatory perspective 2.2 Performance assessment rationale 2.3 General approach to performance assessment 2.4 Documentation 3.1 Repository design 3.2 Engineered barrier materials 3.3 Waste form 3.4 Transport within the engineered barrier system 3.5 Unsaturated zone 3.6 Saturated zone 3.7 Biosphere 3.8 Disruptive events 3.9 Human intrusion 3.10 Natural analogues
4 Integrated Total System Methodology 4.1 Features, events and processes 4.2 Uncertainty 4.3 Probabilistic methodology 4.4 Sensitivity analysis 4.5 Safety case 4.6 System understanding
5 Conclusions and Recommendations 5.1 International perspective 5.2 Statement by the International Review Team 5.3 Recommendations for future assessments
Appendix 1: Terms of Reference
Appendix 2: Members of the International Review Team
Appendix 3: Saturated Zone Hydrogeology
Appendix 4: USDOE Fact Checking
FIGURES
Figure 1: Schematic design of the drip shield and waste package (CRWMS, 2000a).