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| Title | Seismicity of the Paradox Basin and the Colorado Plateau interior |
| Creator/Author | Wong, I.G. |
| Publication Date | 1984 Apr 01 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 7148356; Legacy ID: DE84011620 |
| Report Number(s) | BMI/ONWI-492 |
| DOE Contract Number | AC02-83CH10140 |
| Other Number(s) | Other: ON: DE84011620 |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
| Resource Relation | Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted |
| Research Org | Woodward-Clyde Consultants, San Francisco, CA (USA) |
| Subject | 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; 58 GEOSCIENCES; COLORADO PLATEAU; SEISMICITY; PARADOX BASIN; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SITE SELECTION; EARTHQUAKES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS; MINING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; SALT DEPOSITS; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL; DATA; INFORMATION; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; MOUNTAINS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; NUMERICAL DATA; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SEISMIC EVENTS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES |
| Description/Abstract | National Waste Terminal Storage Program site qualification criteria require that a nuclear waste repository be located so that ground motion associated with the maximum credible and maximum probable earthquakes or other earthquake-associated effects will not have an unacceptable adverse impact on system performance. To determine whether a potential repository site located in the Paradox salt formation in the Paradox Basin of southeastern Utah satisfies these criteria, seismological studies were undertaken by Woodward-Clyde Consultants (WCC) in March 1978. These studies included: (1) analysis of historical seismicity; (2) analysis of contemporary seismicity and tectonics of both the Paradox Basin and surrounding Colorado Plateau, including an extensive program of microearthquake monitoring; (3) evaluation of the Paradox Basin crustal structure; (4) evaluation of mining-induced seismicity; and (5) characterization of design-related earthquake-induced ground motions pertinent to a potential repository site through studies of attentation and subsurface ground motions. A detailed discussion of the results of the seismological studies performed through December 1980 is contained in WCC (1982). The purpose of this topical report is to update and summarize the studies on the local, regional, and mining-induced seismicity conducted through December 1982. The limitations of any interpretations are also discussed and additional information that remains to be acquired is identified. 56 references, 45 figures, 4 tables. |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | Medium: X; Size: Pages: 138 |
| Availability | NTIS, PC A07/MF A01; 1. |
| System Entry Date | 2008 Feb 12 |
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