Year
1978
Abstract
The material control and accountability needs of a waste isolation repository are examined. Three levels of control are discussed: (l) item identification and control, (2) tamper indication, and (3) quantitative material assay. A summary of waste characteristics is presented and, based on these, plus a consideration of the accessibility of the various types of waste, material control by item identification and accountability (where the individual waste container is the basic unit) is recommended. Tamper indicat- ing procedures are also recommended for the intermediate and low level waste categories.