Revised draft: Southeastern Regional geologic characterization report. Volume 1

Technical Report · Thu Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6227657

This report presents available geologic information pertinent to siting a repository for high-level nuclear waste in crystalline rock in Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. For each of the states within the southeastern region, information is provided on the disqualifying factor and the screening variables to be used in region-to-area screening. These factors and variables include hydrologically significant natural resources, rock mass extent, postemplacement faulting, suspected Quaternary faulting, seismicity, rock and mineral resources, major ground-water discharge zones, water resources, ground-water salinity, and state of stress. Information is presented on the age, areal extent, shape, thickness of overburden, composition, texture, degree and type of alteration, and structural features associated with each rock body or complex. Regional seismic and tectonic information is presented, including patterns of earthquake occurrence, earthquake magnitudes, horizontal ground accelerations, and vertical crustal movements. Also included are discussions of the rock and mineral deposits or mines located within or near crystalline bodies; groundwater resources and regional hydrology; postulated changes in climate and the associated effects; and landforms, surface processes, and surficial materials on or near the subject rock bodies. A discussion of the relationship between the DOE Siting Guidelines and the geologic disqualifying factor and regional screening variables to be used in the region-to-area screening process is also presented.

• Research Organization: Battelle Memorial Inst., Argonne, IL (USA). Office of Crystalline Repository Development
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-83CH10139
• OSTI ID: 6227657
• Report Number(s): DOE/CH-6(1); ON: DE85006340
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DATA
DATA COMPILATION
FEDERAL REGION III
FEDERAL REGION IV
GEOLOGIC FAULTS
GEOLOGIC FRACTURES
GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES
GEOLOGY
GEORGIA
GROUND WATER
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROLOGY
IGNEOUS ROCKS
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
MARYLAND
MATERIALS
METAMORPHIC ROCKS
MINERAL RESOURCES
NORTH AMERICA
NORTH CAROLINA
NUMERICAL DATA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RESOURCES
ROCKS
SCREENING
SEISMICITY
SITE SELECTION
SOUTH CAROLINA
TECTONICS
USA
VIRGINIA
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WATER
WATER RESOURCES