A Multiattribute Utility Analysis of Alternative Sites for the Disposal of Nuclear Waste

Miley W. Merkhofer and Ralph L. Keeney

Risk Analysis, 1987, vol. 7, issue 2, 173-194

Abstract: Five potential sites nominated for the Nation's first geologic repository for disposing of nuclear waste are evaluated using multiattribute utility analysis. The analysis was designed to aid the Department of Energy in its selection of 3 sites for characterization, a detailed data‐gathering process that will involve the construction of exploratory shafts for underground testing and that may cost as much as $1 billion per site. The analysis produced insights into the relative advantages and disadvantages of the nominated sites and clarified current uncertainties regarding repository performance.

Date: 1987
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