Flow and transport in hierarchically fractured systems

Conference · Fri Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:145362

Karasaki, K ^[1]

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1. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, CA (United States)

Preliminary results indicate that flow in the saturated zone at Yucca Mountain is controlled by fractures. A current conceptual model assumes that the flow in the fracture system can be approximated by a three-dimensionally interconnected network of linear conduits. The overall flow system of rocks at Yucca Mountain is considered to consist of hierarchically structured heterogeneous fracture systems of multiple scales. A case study suggests that it is more appropriate to use the flow parameters of the large fracture system for predicting the first arrival time, rather than using the bulk average parameters of the total system.

• Research Organization: American Nuclear Society (ANS), La Grange Park, IL (United States); American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), New York, NY (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 145362
• Report Number(s): CONF-930408-Vol.2; TRN: 94:005593-0004
• Resource Relation: Conference: 10. international high-level radioactive waste management conference, Las Vegas, NV (United States), 25-29 Apr 1993; Other Information: PBD: 1993; Related Information: Is Part Of High Level Radioactive Waste Management: Proceedings; Volume 2; PB: 1090 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
58 GEOSCIENCES
GEOLOGIC FRACTURES
FLUID FLOW
FLOW MODELS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
YUCCA MOUNTAIN
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIATION PROTECTION
Yucca Mountain Project