DOE 2000. - Waste Isolation Pilot Plant - U.S. Department of Energy

WIPP RH PSAR DOE/WIPP-03-3174 CHAPTER 5
Table 5.1-9 Specific Accidents Selected for Quantitative Analysis
72-B Cask
Grouped Event Description
Individual Events Included (Study
Node and Event
1) Fire Underground (RH1) 9-7, 10-2
2) Fire in the WHB (RH2) 7-10
3) Loss of confinement (LOC) in the WHB (RH3) 7-1, 7-2, 7-6
4) LOC Underground (waste hoist failure) (RH4-A) 8-4, 8-6
5)LOC Underground (waste movement) (RH4-B) 9-5, 10-1,10-5, 10-6
6) Fire followed by Explosion Underground (RH5) 9-8, 10-3
7) Seismic Event (RH6) 13-1
8) Tornado Event (RH7) 13-2
9) Aircraft Crash (RH8)
10-160B Cask
Grouped Event Description
Individual Events Included (Study
Node and Event
1) Fire in Hot Cell (NC1 9-1, 11D-1
2) Fire Underground (NC2) Same as RH1 (9-7, 10-2)
3) LOC in WHB (NC3) 1B-6, 4D-1, 4F-1, 4G-1, 4H-1, 5BD-1,
5CE-1, 5CE-2, 9-5, 9AC-1, 10A-1,
10B-1, 10BF-1, 11D-3, 11F-1, 12E-1,
12E-2, 12E-3, 12E-4, 14B-1
4) LOC Transfer Cell & Underground (NC4) 13ABCD-1 & 14ACDEFGHI-1 same as
RH3;
15ABC-1 same as RH4-A;
16ABCD-1 & 17ABCD-1 same as
RH4-B
5) Explosion followed by Fire in Hot Cell (NC5) 9-2, 11D-2
6) Fire Followed by an Explosion Underground (NC6) Same as RH5 (9-8, 10-3)
7) Seismic Event (NC7) 20-1, 20-2
8) Tornado Event (NC8) 20-3
5.1-34 January 22, 2003