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Petrologic and geochemical characterization of the Topopah Spring Member of the Paintbrush Tuff: outcrop samples used in waste package experiments

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/59321· OSTI ID:59321
This report summarizes characterization studies conducted with outcrop samples of Topopah Spring Member of the Paintbrush Tuff (Tpt). In support of the Waste Package Task within the Nevada Nuclear Waste Storage Investigation (NNWSI), Tpt is being studied both as a primary object and as a constituent used to condition water that will be reacted with waste form, canister, or packing material. These studies directly or indirectly support NNWSI subtasks concerned with waste package design and geochemical modeling. To interpret the results of subtask experiments, it is necessary to know the exact nature of the starting material in terms of the intial bulk composition, mineralogy, and individual phase geochemistry. 31 figures, 5 tables.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
59321
Report Number(s):
UCRL--53558; ON: DE85010449
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English