This paper presents an approach for treating uncertainty in the performance assessment process to efficiently address … regulatory performance objectives for radioactive waste disposal and discusses the application of the approach at the Greater … Confinement Disposal site. In this approach, the performance assessment methodology uses probabilistic risk assessment concepts to …

extent of over- or underprediction is model validation, a procedure that requires testing over the range of the intended …

The development of a performance assessment (PA) for low-level radioactive waste disposal operations at Oak Ridge … in the preparation of the PA including the technical difficulties associated with performance assessment in Oak Ridge and … relate to the application of current performance objectives to older disposal facilities, which are being addressed as part …

) certified NDA teams are evaluated through the Performance Demonstration Program (PDP), low-level waste (LLW) assay specialists …

redundancy and diversity of equipment in an effort to lower the probability of failure and therefore risk. However, it has long …-cause failure models have limitations in a simulation environment. In addition, substantial subjectivity is associated with … parameter estimation for these models. This paper describes an approach in which system performance is simulated by drawing …

Tensile testing of gloves is an accepted method for the qualification of a new glove material or the qualification of a … protocols do not exist for puncture testing. There are however several test methods for the puncture resistance of Protective … standards uses different probe geometries and testing rates. Initial testing of the gloves has been performed using the standard …

In March 1994, the US Department of Energy Carlsbad Area Office (DOE/CAO) implemented a performance based decision … of activities in terms of their predicted contribution to long-term performance of the WIPP disposal system; and (3 …) analyze cost, duration, and performance tradeoffs. SPM results were the basis for activities recommended to DOE/CAO in May …

currently stored in underground tank at the Hanford Site. A TWRS testing and development strategy was recently developed to … define long-range TWRS testing plans. The testing and development strategy considered four alternatives. The primary variable … in the alternatives is the level of pilot-scale testing involving actual waste. This study evaluates the cost benefit and …