Basalt Waste Isolation Program. Annual report, fiscal year 1978

Technical Report · Sun Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1978

OSTI ID:60222

In September 1977, the National Waste Terminal Storage Program was restructured--with emphasis on a salt repository and additional funds for support of investigations of two U.S. Department of Energy sites--Hanford and Nevada. The Hanford Program is presently the responsibility of the U.S. Department of Energy-Richland Operations Office. Rockwell Hanford Operations (successor to Atlantic Richfield Hanford Company) is the prime contractor responsible for this work. The Basalt Waste Isolation Program within Rockwell Hanford Operations has been chartered with the responsibility of conducting these investigations. This program is divided into six areas including systems integration encompassing the definition of technical criteria, planning, and systems analysis, as well as repository siting and mine model development; geology encompassing all geologic studies needed for basalt qualification, repository siting, and conceptual design; hydrologic studies encompassing all tests required to define any existing groundwater flow systems and obtain the hydrologic information needed for basalt qualification, repository siting, and conceptual design; engineered barriers encompassing the thermal assessment of the repository environment and the effect of waste form and other engineered barriers on repository feasibility and effectiveness; engineering testing involving the conduct of tests to obtain laboratory and in situ engineering properties necessary for conceptual design and basalt qualification; and near-surface test facility construction involving the construction of a near-surface test facility for in situ testing of the thermomechanical behavior of basalt. Key investigations in these six areas are summarized. The last section of the report lists documents issued during fiscal year 1978. As new investigations proceed, results will be documented and issued shortly thereafter.

• Research Organization: Atomics International Div., Richland, WA (United States). Rockwell Hanford Operations
• DOE Contract Number: EY-77-C-06-1030
• OSTI ID: 60222
• Report Number(s): RHO-BWI--78-100
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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