Variation in properties of nuclear test areas and media at the Nevada Test Site
Data have gradually been accumulating on the physical properties of nuclear test sites at the US Department of Energy`s (DOE) Nevada Test Site (NTS) since underground testing began there in 1957. These data have been stored in the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Containment Program`s Test Effects and Geologic Data Bank. This report briefly describes the principal test areas (Yucca Flat, Frenchman Flat, Pahute Mesa, Climax Stock, and Rainier Mesa) and media (alluvium, tuff, rhyolite lavas, granite, and carbonate rocks) at the NTS. The data base and the various methods used to measure geophysical parameters at the NTS are described. The mean, standard deviation, and range of values for each test area and medium are given. However, this report does not contain specific properties for individual sites. Properties for which averages are listed include bulk density, seismic velocity, and gas-filled porosity, both near the working point (WP) and from the WP to the surface; and grain density, water content, porosity, water saturation, and CO{sub 2} content of the rocks in the WP vicinity.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 60612
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-53721; ON: DE86012104
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 15 Sep 1985
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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