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Title: Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis for two-phase flow in the vicinity of the repository in the 1996 performance assessment for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: Disturbed conditions

Abstract

Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis results obtained in the 1996 performance assessment (PA) for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) are presented for two-phase flow in the vicinity of the repository under disturbed conditions resulting from drilling intrusions. Techniques based on Latin hypercube sampling, examination of scatterplots, stepwise regression analysis, partial correlation analysis and rank transformations are used to investigate brine inflow, gas generation repository pressure, brine saturation and brine and gas outflow. Of the variables under study, repository pressure and brine flow from the repository to the Culebra Dolomite are potentially the most important in PA for the WIPP. Subsequent to a drilling intrusion repository pressure was dominated by borehole permeability and generally below the level (i.e., 8 MPa) that could potentially produce spallings and direct brine releases. Brine flow from the repository to the Culebra Dolomite tended to be small or nonexistent with its occurrence and size also dominated by borehole permeability.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
US Department of Energy (US)
OSTI Identifier:
755476
Report Number(s):
SAND99-1886J
TRN: US0003609
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Reliability Engineering and System Safety (Special Journal Issue)
Additional Journal Information:
Other Information: Submitted to Reliability Engineering and System Safety (Special Journal Issue); PBD: 22 May 2000
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; WIPP; PERFORMANCE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; DATA COVARIANCES; TWO-PHASE FLOW; BRINES; GASES; CALCULATION METHODS; PRESSURE DEPENDENCE; WATER INFLUX; PERMEABILITY; WELL DRILLING; BRAGFLO; COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION APPLICATION; DISTURBED CONDITIONS; EPISTEMIC UNCERTAINTY; LATIN HYPERCUBE SAMPLING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SUBJECTIVE UNCERTAINTY; TRANSURANIC WASTE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT

Citation Formats

HELTON, JON CRAIG, BEAN, J E, ECONOMY, K, GARNER, J W, MACKINNON, ROBERT J, MILLER, JOEL D, SCHREIBER, J D, and VAUGHN, PALMER. Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis for two-phase flow in the vicinity of the repository in the 1996 performance assessment for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: Disturbed conditions. United States: N. p., 2000. Web.
HELTON, JON CRAIG, BEAN, J E, ECONOMY, K, GARNER, J W, MACKINNON, ROBERT J, MILLER, JOEL D, SCHREIBER, J D, & VAUGHN, PALMER. Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis for two-phase flow in the vicinity of the repository in the 1996 performance assessment for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: Disturbed conditions. United States.
HELTON, JON CRAIG, BEAN, J E, ECONOMY, K, GARNER, J W, MACKINNON, ROBERT J, MILLER, JOEL D, SCHREIBER, J D, and VAUGHN, PALMER. 2000. "Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis for two-phase flow in the vicinity of the repository in the 1996 performance assessment for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: Disturbed conditions". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/755476.
@article{osti_755476,
title = {Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis for two-phase flow in the vicinity of the repository in the 1996 performance assessment for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: Disturbed conditions},
author = {HELTON, JON CRAIG and BEAN, J E and ECONOMY, K and GARNER, J W and MACKINNON, ROBERT J and MILLER, JOEL D and SCHREIBER, J D and VAUGHN, PALMER},
abstractNote = {Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis results obtained in the 1996 performance assessment (PA) for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) are presented for two-phase flow in the vicinity of the repository under disturbed conditions resulting from drilling intrusions. Techniques based on Latin hypercube sampling, examination of scatterplots, stepwise regression analysis, partial correlation analysis and rank transformations are used to investigate brine inflow, gas generation repository pressure, brine saturation and brine and gas outflow. Of the variables under study, repository pressure and brine flow from the repository to the Culebra Dolomite are potentially the most important in PA for the WIPP. Subsequent to a drilling intrusion repository pressure was dominated by borehole permeability and generally below the level (i.e., 8 MPa) that could potentially produce spallings and direct brine releases. Brine flow from the repository to the Culebra Dolomite tended to be small or nonexistent with its occurrence and size also dominated by borehole permeability.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/755476}, journal = {Reliability Engineering and System Safety (Special Journal Issue)},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon May 22 00:00:00 EDT 2000},
month = {Mon May 22 00:00:00 EDT 2000}
}