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Results of the probabilistic volcanic hazard analysis project

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:405183
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  1. Geomatrix Consultants, Inc., San Francisco, CA (United States)
The Probabilistic Volcanic Hazard Analysis (PVHA) project, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has been conducted to assess the probability of a future volcanic event disrupting the potential repository at Yucca Mountain. The methodology for the PVHA project is summarized in Coppersmith and others (this volume). The judgments of ten earth scientists who were members of an expert panel were elicited to ensure that a wide range of approaches were considered. Each expert identified one or more approaches for assessing the hazard and they quantified their uncertainties in models and parameter values. Aggregated results are expressed as a probability distribution on the annual frequency of intersecting the proposed repository block. This paper presents some of the key results of the PVHA assessments. These results are preliminary; the final report for the study is planned to be submitted to DOE in April 1996.
Research Organization:
American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY (United States); American Nuclear Society, La Grange Park, IL (United States)
OSTI ID:
405183
Report Number(s):
CONF-960421--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English