Recent development of the LBL/USGS site-scale model of Yucca Mountain, Nevada
- Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States); and others
The three-dimensional site-scale model of Yucca Mountain has been under development by Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and U.S. Geological Survey (LBL/USGS) over the last four years. The model has been used to evaluate moisture flow within Yucca Mountain for different assumed infiltration patterns and for various assumed hydrological conditions and properties of faults. This model is under constant development as new data may require grid modifications or extensions as new wells are drilled and information from the Exploratory Studies Facility (ESF) become available. Recent development of the model include calibrations against observed gas and temperature data, incorporation of the ESF into the numerical grid, and the areal extension of the model in all directions to include data from nearby wells and for studies of water infiltration into nearby faults such as the Solitario Canyon fault. This paper summarizes these recent developments of the LBL/USGS site-scale model.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- OSTI ID:
- 127123
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9504179--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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