The impact of episodic nonequilibrium fracture-matrix flow on repository performance at the potential Yucca Mountain site
Conference
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OSTI ID:138237
Adequate representation of fracture-matrix interaction during episodic infiltration events is crucial in making valid hydrological predictions of repository performance at Yucca Mountain. Approximations have been applied to represent fracture-matrix flow interaction, including the Equivalent Continuum Model, which assumes capillary equilibrium between fractures and matrix, and the Fracture-Matrix Model, which accounts for nonequilibrium fracture-matrix flow and transport for the eight major hydrostratigraphic units in the unsaturated zone at Yucca Mountain. 18 refs., 6 figs., 3 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 138237
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC--107920; CONF-911109--4; ON: DE92002764
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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