Test procedure for the principal borehole RRL-2

Technical Report · Sun Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5273588

Meyer, J T

The principal borehole shall satisfy the first objective for the Exploratory Shaft -- Phase I in basalt. It ascertains the suitability of the proposed location and provides design information for an exploratory shaft in the reference repository location. The test procedure includes all details for the drilling and testing of the principal borehole RRL-2. It includes the predicted stratigraphy, the drilling requirements, description of tests to be conducted, intervals selected for hydrology testing, and a schedule of the drilling and testing activities.

• Research Organization: Rockwell International Corp., Richland, WA (USA). Rockwell Hanford Operations
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/RW
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-77RL01030
• OSTI ID: 5273588
• Report Number(s): RHO-BWI-TC-001-Rev.2; ON: TI90004823
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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