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Title: Yucca Flat Well Development and Testing Analyses for Wells ER-3-3 and ER-4-1, Nevada National Security Site, Nye County, Nevada

Abstract

This report documents the well development and testing (WDT) data and analysis of Wells ER-3-3 and ER-4-1 during fiscal year (FY) 2017. Wells ER-3-3 and ER-4-1 were constructed to evaluate possible radionuclides (RNs) in groundwater from nearby underground tests (UGTs), to provide hydrogeologic information to support refinement of the Yucca Flat hydrostratigraphic framework model (HFM) (BN, 2006), and to provide supplemental data to the Yucca Flat groundwater flow and contaminant transport model (N-I, 2013) to help address priority concerns and recommendations of the Yucca Flat External Peer Review Team. Of particular interest is the characterization of specific groundwater flow pathways (i.e., faults, fractured aquifers) along which RNs in groundwater could migrate from individual UGTs. Another important objective is to determine the hydraulic properties of the volcanic aquifers (VAs) and carbonate aquifers (CAs) in the former underground testing areas in Yucca Flat, and specifically in the areas proximal to existing UGTs.

Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Navarro-Intera, LLC (N-I), Las Vegas, NV (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)
OSTI Identifier:
1466409
Report Number(s):
N/0002653-043
TRN: US1901635
DOE Contract Number:  
NA0002653
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES

Citation Formats

None, None. Yucca Flat Well Development and Testing Analyses for Wells ER-3-3 and ER-4-1, Nevada National Security Site, Nye County, Nevada. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.2172/1466409.
None, None. Yucca Flat Well Development and Testing Analyses for Wells ER-3-3 and ER-4-1, Nevada National Security Site, Nye County, Nevada. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1466409
None, None. 2018. "Yucca Flat Well Development and Testing Analyses for Wells ER-3-3 and ER-4-1, Nevada National Security Site, Nye County, Nevada". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1466409. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1466409.
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author = {None, None},
abstractNote = {This report documents the well development and testing (WDT) data and analysis of Wells ER-3-3 and ER-4-1 during fiscal year (FY) 2017. Wells ER-3-3 and ER-4-1 were constructed to evaluate possible radionuclides (RNs) in groundwater from nearby underground tests (UGTs), to provide hydrogeologic information to support refinement of the Yucca Flat hydrostratigraphic framework model (HFM) (BN, 2006), and to provide supplemental data to the Yucca Flat groundwater flow and contaminant transport model (N-I, 2013) to help address priority concerns and recommendations of the Yucca Flat External Peer Review Team. Of particular interest is the characterization of specific groundwater flow pathways (i.e., faults, fractured aquifers) along which RNs in groundwater could migrate from individual UGTs. Another important objective is to determine the hydraulic properties of the volcanic aquifers (VAs) and carbonate aquifers (CAs) in the former underground testing areas in Yucca Flat, and specifically in the areas proximal to existing UGTs.},
doi = {10.2172/1466409},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2018}
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