Controlled drill & blast excavation at AECL`s Underground Research Laboratory
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:405276
- Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Pinawa, Manitoba (Canada)
A controlled drill and blast method has been developed and used to excavate the Underground Research Laboratory, a geotechnical facility constructed by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) in crystalline rock. It has been demonstrated that the method can effectively reduce the excavation disturbed zone (EDZ) and is suitable for the construction of a used fuel disposal vault in the plutonic rock of the Canadian Shield.
- Research Organization:
- American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY (United States); American Nuclear Society, La Grange Park, IL (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 405276
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960421--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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