Probabilistic dose calculations and sensitivity analyses using analytic models

Abstract

Abstract Newly developed analytic models mimic numerical models for radionuclide transport and dose calculations for a deep repository for spent nuclear fuel, reducing computation times more than three orders of magnitude. In this paper, the analytic models are used to extend preliminary probabilistic dose calculations reported in a recent performance assessment for a deep repository in Sweden. It is demonstrated that the analytic models are useful for gaining insights into the probabilistic properties of the system concerning, e.g. the importance of input variable correlations and various properties of input distributions. Regarding sensitivity analyses, the analytic model is used for screening out nuclides which do not influence the calculation end-point, for demonstrating monotonicity and for developing tailored regression models with non-linear expressions.