Controlled field study for validation of vadose zone transport models
- Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ (United States)
- New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Prediction of radionuclide migration through soil and groundwater requires models which have been tested under a variety of conditions. Unfortunately, many of the existing models have not been tested in the field, partly because such testing requires accurate and representative data. This report provides the design of a large scale field experiment representative, in terms of,surface area and depth of vadose zone, of an actual disposal area. Experiments are proposed which will yield documented data, of sufficient scale, to allow testing of a variety of models including effective media stochastic models and deterministic models. Details of the methodology and procedures to be used in the experiment are presented.
- Research Organization:
- US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Washington, DC (United States). Div. of Regulatory Applications; Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ (United States); New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 10178309
- Report Number(s):
- NUREG/CR-6120; ON: TI94017978; TRN: 94:020114
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Aug 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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