TBM tunneling on the Yucca Mountain Project: Proceedings
- ed.
The US Department of Energy`s (DOE) Yucca Mountain Project (YMP) is a scientific endeavor to determine the suitability of Yucca Mountain for the first long term, high level nuclear waste repository in the United States. Status of this long-term project form the construction perspective is described. A key element is construction of the Exploratory Studies Facility (ESF), which is being excavated with a 7. 6 m(25 ft) diameter tunnel boring machine (TBM). Development of the ESF may include the excavation of over 15 km (9.3 mi) of tunnel varying in size from 3 to 7.6 m(10 to 25 ft). Prior to construction, extensive constructibility reviews were an interactive part of the final design. Intent was to establish a constructible design that met the long-term stability requirements for radiological safety of a future repository while maintaining flexibility for the scientific investigations and acceptable tunneling productivity.
- Research Organization:
- Science Applications International Corp., Las Vegas, NV (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC08-87NV10576
- OSTI ID:
- 95420
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9506204-1; ON: DE95014249; TRN: 95:018498
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1995 rapid excavation and tunneling conference, San Francisco, CA (United States), 18-21 Jun 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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