Great basin paleoenvironmental studies project; Technical progress report first quarter (year 2), June--August 1994

Technical Report · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1994

OSTI ID:145558

The paleobiotic and geomorphic records are being examined for the local and regional impact of past climates to assess Yucca Mountain`s suitability as a high-level nuclear waste repository. The project includes botanical, faunal, and geomorphic components that will be integrated to accomplish this goal Progress reports are presented for: Paleobotenical studies in the Great Basin; Paleofaunas studies in the Great Basin; Geomorphology studies in the Great Basin; and Transportation. The goal of the transportation project is to compare the results from three models (FESWMS-2DH, DAMBRK, and FLO-2D) that have been suggested as appropriate for evaluating flood flows on alluvial fans with the results obtained from the traditional one-dimensional, stochastic model used in previous research performed by DRI for the Yucca Mountain Project.

• Research Organization: Nevada Univ., Reno, NV (United States). Desert Research Inst.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FC08-93NV11417
• OSTI ID: 145558
• Report Number(s): DOE/NV/11417--5; ON: DE95001321
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
58 GEOSCIENCES
CLIMATIC CHANGE
FLOW MODELS
GEOBOTANY
GEOMORPHOLOGY
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
HYDROLOGY
PALEOCLIMATOLOGY
PALYNOLOGY
PROGRESS REPORT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
SITE CHARACTERIZATION
YUCCA MOUNTAIN
Yucca Mountain Project