Constraining local 3-D models of the saturated-zone, Yucca Mountain, Nevada

Conference · Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:144893

Barr, G E; Shannon, S A

A qualitative three-dimensional analysis of the saturated zone flow system was performed for a 8 km {times} 8 km region including the potential Yucca Mountain repository site. Certain recognized geologic features of unknown hydraulic properties were introduced to assess the general response of the flow field to these features. Two of these features, the Solitario Canyon fault and the proposed fault in Drill Hole Wash, appear to constrain flow and allow calibration.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 144893
• Report Number(s): SAND-94-0207C; CONF-940553-20; ON: DE94008956; TRN: 94:007457
• Resource Relation: Conference: International high-level radioactive waste management conference, Las Vegas, NV (United States), 22-26 May 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1994]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
YUCCA MOUNTAIN
HYDROLOGY
GROUND WATER
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
SITE CHARACTERIZATION
HYDRODYNAMICS
GEOLOGIC FAULTS
TUFF
Yucca Mountain Project