Weapons test seismic investigations at Yucca Mountain

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:137984

Phillips, J S; Shephard, L E; Walck, M C

Yucca Mountain, located on and adjacent to the Nevada Test Site, is being characterized as part of an ongoing effort to identify a potential high-level nuclear waste repository. This site will be subjected to seismic ground motions induced by underground nuclear explosions. A knowledge of expected ground motion levels from these tests will enable the designers to provide for the necessary structural support in the designs of the various components of the repository. The primary objective of the Weapons Test Seismic Investigation project is to develop a method to predict the ground motions expected at the repository site as a result of future weapons tests. This paper summarizes the data base presently assembled for the Yucca Mountain Project, characteristics of expected ground motions, and characterization of the two-dimensional seismic properties along paths between Yucca Mountain and the testing areas of the Nevada Test Site.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 137984
• Report Number(s): SAND--90-2507C; CONF-910435--27; ON: DE91005969
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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05 NUCLEAR FUELS
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
ACCELERATION
AMPLITUDES
DATA
DESIGN
EARTHQUAKES
FORECASTING
GROUND MOTION
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
NEVADA TEST SITE
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
SEISMIC EFFECTS
SEISMIC P WAVES
SEISMIC S WAVES
SEISMIC SURVEYS
SITE CHARACTERIZATION
TESTING
UNDERGROUND EXPLOSIONS
YUCCA MOUNTAIN
Yucca Mountain Project