...-mounted Koepe hoists to operate 4 carrier units capable of moving the cask-encased fuel canisters to the repository level at the rate of 6 per hour. Each hoist will operate 2 carriers in tandem, each being counterbalanced and allowing simul- taneous loading and unloading at the surface and repository...

... of exploratory shafts to the repository level and the excavation of underground experimental entries are scheduled to begin under the design validation program in July 1980. The program is intended to conduct the necessary measurements and observations to support critical design parameters. The full design...