Northeastern Regional geologic characterization report. Volume 1. Final report

Technical Report · Thu Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:5285452

This report presents available geologic information pertinent to siting a repository for high-level nuclear waste in crystalline rock in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. For each of the states within the Northeastern Region, information is provided on the geologic disqualifying factor and the geologic regional screening variables to be used in region-to-area screening. The geologic factor and variables include deep mines and quarries, rock mass extent, postemplacement faulting, suspected Quaternary faulting, seismicity, rock and mineral resources, major ground-water discharge zones, ground-water resources, state of stress, thickness of rock mass, and thickness of overburden. Information is presented on age, areal extent, shape, composition, texture, degree and type of alteration, thickness, and structural features associated with each rock body or complex. Regional seismic and tectonic information is presented, including patterns of earthquake occurrence, earthquake magnitudes, horizontal ground accelerations, and vertical crusal movements. Also included are discussions of the rock and mineral deposits or mines located within or near crystalline bodies; ground-water resources and regional hydrology; postulated changes in climate and the associated effects; and landforms, surface processes, and surficial materials on or near the rock bodies. A discussion is also presented on the relationship between the US Department of Energy (DOE) Siting Guidelines (10 CFR 960) and the geologic disqualifying factor and regional screening variables to be used in the region-to-area screening process.

• Research Organization: Battelle Memorial Inst., Argonne, IL (USA). Office of Crystalline Repository Development
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-83CH10139
• OSTI ID: 5285452
• Report Number(s): DOE/CH-7(1)-Final; ON: DE86000406
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CONNECTICUT
DATA
DATA COMPILATION
FEDERAL REGION I
FEDERAL REGION II
FEDERAL REGION III
GEOLOGIC FAULTS
GEOLOGIC FRACTURES
GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES
GEOLOGY
GROUND WATER
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROLOGY
IGNEOUS ROCKS
INFORMATION
MAINE
MASSACHUSETTS
MATERIALS
METAMORPHIC ROCKS
MINERAL RESOURCES
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
NEW YORK
NORTH AMERICA
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUMERICAL DATA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PENNSYLVANIA
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RESOURCES
RHODE ISLAND
ROCKS
SCREENING
SEISMICITY
SITE SELECTION
TECTONICS
USA
VERMONT
WASTES
WATER
WATER RESOURCES