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Technical correspondence in support of the Site Characterization Plan: Nevada Nuclear Waste Storage Investigations Project

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:60146

This document is composed of two technical memorandums containing information that has been referenced in the Site Characterization Plan for the Nevada Nuclear Waste Storage Investigations (NNWSI) Project. The NNWSI Project is characterizing the Yucca Mountain site on the Nevada Test Site (NTS) to study the feasibility of constructing a high-level waste repository in the Topopah Spring Member of the Paintbrush Tuff. The information pertains to the following subject areas: (1) the potential for thermal degradation of the Topopah Spring tuff; and (2) updated data analysis for Goodman Jack tests performed in G-tunnel on the NTS.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
60146
Report Number(s):
SAND--87-0115; ON: DE87011586
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English