Volcanism/tectonics working group summary

Conference · Fri Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:146995

Kovach, L A ^[1]; Young, S R ^[2]

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1. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)
2. Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses, San Antonio, TX (United States)

This article is a summary of the proceedings of a group discussion which took place at the Workshop on the Role of Natural Analogs in Geologic Disposal of High-Level Nuclear Waste in San Antonio, Texas on July 22-25, 1991. The working group concentrated on the subject of the impacts of earthquakes, fault rupture, and volcanic eruption on the underground repository disposal of high-level radioactive wastes. The tectonics and seismic history of the Yucca Mountain site in Nevada is discussed and geologic analogs to that site are described.

• Research Organization: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States). Div. of Regulatory Applications; Southwest Research Inst., San Antonio, TX (United States). Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses
• OSTI ID: 146995
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CP--0147; CONF-9107285--; CNWRA--93-020; ON: TI96001409
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
NATURAL ANALOGUE
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SITE CHARACTERIZATION
UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
UNDERGROUND FACILITIES
US NRC
YUCCA MOUNTAIN