Excavation effects on tuff: Recent findings and plans for investigations at Yucca Mountain
Conference
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OSTI ID:60437
Plans for site-characterization testing and constructing an exploratory shaft facility (ESF) at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, have been influenced by the construction and monitoring of stable openings in G-Tunnel on the Nevada Test Site. G-Tunnel provides access for testing in a thin bed of unsaturated welded tuff that is similar to that at Yucca Mountain. The data from the experiments in the ESF will be used to validate analytical methods for predicting the response of underground openings to the excavation process and to the heat generated by the waste. 13 refs., 8 figs.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States); Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States); Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 60437
- Report Number(s):
- SAND--88-0418C; CONF-880497--1; ON: DE88008672
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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