NOTICE TO READERS At the request of the Salt Repository Project Office, Argonne National Laboratory carried out a review of a report entitled "Schematic Designs for the Penetration Seals for a Repository in the Permian Basin."* Argonne was asked to consider the assumptions, the interpretation of data, the adequacy of materials, the future activities, the behavior of crushed salt and the sealing design in general. It was our hope that the review panel might identify any deficiencies in material properties or in the designs that may been present. The review report prepared by the Argonne panel has been given to OMWI for their consideration and for transmittal to D'Appolonia.
NOTICE TO READERS At the request of the Salt Repository Project Office (SRPO), Argonne National Laboratory carried out a review of a Westinghouse Electronic Corporation report entitled "Waste Package Reference Conceptual Designs for a Repository in Salt," WTSD-TM-001, revision A*. This report includes designs for: the reference defense high level waste form from the Savannah River Plant; an optimized commercial high level waste form; and, spent fuel which has been disassembled and compacted into a circular bundle. It has provided a sound basis for the development of the advanced waste package conceptual design. Specific instructions were provided to the review panel. The panel also reviewed the document from a broad point of view. Valuable comments were provided by the panel. Resolution of the comments and recommendations are included in Appendix C of this report.
Documents are being submitted to the Salt Repository Project Office (SRPO) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) by Battelle Memorial Institute's Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation (ONWI) to satisfy milestones of the Salt Repository Project of the Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Program. Some of these documents are being reviewed by multidisciplinary groups of peers to ensure DOE of their adequacy and credibility. Adequacy of documents refers to their ability to meet the requirements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, as enunciated in 40 CFR Part 191 and 10 CFR Part 60, respectively, as well as those of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. Credibility of documents refers to the validity of the assumptions, methods, and conclusions, as well as to the completeness of coverage. Since late 1982, Argonne National Laboratory has been under contract to DOE to conduct multidisciplinary peer reviews of program plans and reports covering research and development activities related to siting and constructing a high-level nuclear waste repository in salt. Site characterization plans (SCPs) being prepared by ONWI are to be reviewed by the Argonne peer review panel. Particular emphasis is to be placed on Sec. 8 of the SCP, which will cover the site characterization program. Because Sec. 8 is the essence of an SCP, it will require a comprehensive, carefully structured review. This report provides background and guidance to panelists to help ensure the success of the peer review process. A draft of this report was sent to SRPO for comment on December 14, 1984, and to 28 peer review panelists on March 19, 1985. This revised version of the report has considered the critiques of the aforementioned parties.
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