LYNM PE1 Pre-Experiment A Site Characterization Report

Technical Report · Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2024

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/3011462· OSTI ID:3011462

Bodmer, Miles A. ^[1]; Townsend, Margaret J. ^[2]; Roberts, Barry L. ^[1]; Wilson, Jennifer ^[1]; Reppart, Justin ^[2]; Smith, Devon ^[2]; Downs, Nicholas ^[2]; Feldman, Joshua D. ^[3]; Choens II, Charles ^[1]; Heath, Jason ^[1]; Holland, Austin ^[1]; Barrow, Perry ^[1]; Bartlett, Tara ^[2]; Boukhalfa, Hakim ^[4]; Broome, Scott ^[1]; Dietel, Matthew ^[2]; Downs, Christine ^[1]; Ezzedine, Souheil M. ^[5]; Freimuth, Clayton ^[2]; Griego, James ^[1] ; Ingraham, Mathew ^[1]; Jaramillo, Johnny ^[1]; Jones, Kyle R. ^[1]; Kibikas, William ^[1]; Kuhlman, Kristopher L. ^[1]; Larotonda, Jennifer ^[2]; Miller, Andrew ^[2]; Otto, Shawn ^[4]; Powell, Matthew ^[1]; Rodriguez, Mark ^[1]; Tafoya, Joshua ^[1]; Valdez, Nichole ^[1]; Xu, Guangping ^[1]; Lyons, Stephanie M. ^[3]; Stauffer, Philip ^[4]

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1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
2. Nevada National Security Site (NNSS), Santa Barbara, CA (United States)
3. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
4. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
5. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Underground chemical explosive experiments such as LYNM PE1 generate large multi-phenomenological datasets, require complex site preparation and build out, and utilize cutting edge models and analysis techniques to analyze and simulate the explosion-induced signals. This wide range of outcomes makes it a necessity to thoroughly characterize the testbed in advance of experiments in a way that complements the wide suite of data being generated. Here, we present a broad overview of the site characterization work and data collection that was conducted before Experiment A, which is the first in a series of three PE1 experiments. This work includes, but is not limited to, geologic mapping, physical sample collection, analysis of material properties, geophysical borehole logging, and in-situ measurements. This information was collected by a large, dedicated team and was used to inform site construction, finalize instrumentation placement, generate Geologic Framework Models, feed pre-experiment predictions, and facilitate post-experiment data analysis.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Nevada National Security Site (NNSS), Santa Barbara, CA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830; 89233218CNA000001; AC52-07NA27344; NA0003525; NA0003624
• OSTI ID: 3011462
• Report Number(s): PNNL--36326; SAND--2024-07522
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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