Hydrology and Geology Overview Committee reports and responses from the Basalt Waste Isolation Project

Technical Report · Tue Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5293460

The Basalt Waste Isolation Project (BWIP) is one of the components of the National Waste Terminal Storage Program (NWTS), and is specifically chartered with the responsibility of assessing the feasibility of using the deep basalts beneath the Hanford Site for the disposal of nuclear waste. In February 1980, a Geology Overview Committee and a Hydrology Overview Committee were formed with the objective to perform an independent peer group review of the findings and conclusions of the Rockwell geoscientists and consultants working on the BWIP. The committees keep abreast of geoscience investigations and studies through review of BWIP reports and attendance at technical meetings wherein Rockwell geologists and hydrologists present the progress and findings made in their various areas of responsibility. The Committee members have an opportunity to interface directly with Rockwell technical personnel during the meetings scheduled for the Overview Committee members. The Committee members consist of distinguished members from the academic community, the USGS, the State of Washington Department of Ecology. The Committee members were selected by, and report directly to the US Department of Energy. The Hydrology and Geology Overview Committee reports from meetings in September and December 1980, and the Rockwell responses are published in this report

• Research Organization: Rockwell International Corp., Golden, CO (USA). Rocky Flats Plant
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-77RL01030
• OSTI ID: 5293460
• Report Number(s): RHO-BWI-LD-50; ON: DE82007071
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
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