How strong are the containers that B and C waste is delivered and stored in?
Containers for Class B & C wastes must be certified as structurally stable and are capable of containing the wastes for at least 300 years. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has established technical standards for testing of containers to determine that they are capable of withstanding the stresses of disposal and preventing degradation from physical, chemical and biological means over this period of time. (See U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Branch Technical Position on Waste Form.) In the event of an earthquake, how would the barriers and protective liners of (both artificial and natural) respond? The embankment has been designed to withstand earthquakes. It has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Division of Radiation Control that the wastes will be isolated, even in the event of multiple adverse conditions, including earthquakes. It is the superior characteristics of the Clive location (low precipitation, high evaporation, non-usable groundwater), which provides th
