Evaluation of proposed panel closure modifications at WIPP

Enclosed is a copy of the EEG report, Evaluation of Proposed Panel Closure Modifications at WIPP, EEG-82, by Lawrence Allen, Matthew Silva, James Channell, John F. Abel, and Dudley R. Morgan, dated December 2001. On April 17, 2001, the DOE proposed seven modifications to the EPA concerning the design of the panel closure system. EPA approval of these modifications is necessary since the details of the panel design are specified in EPA's final rule as a condition for WIPP certification.

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