Brine migration test report: Asse Salt Mine, Federal Republic of Germany: Technical report

Technical Report · Wed Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1986

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7174832· OSTI ID:7174832

Coyle, A J; Eckert, J; Kalia, H

This report presents a summary of Brine Migration Tests which were undertaken at the Asse mine of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) under a bilateral US/FRG agreement. This experiment simulates a nuclear waste repository at the 800-m (2624-ft) level of the Asse salt mine in the Federal Republic of Germany. This report describes the Asse salt mine, the test equipment, and the pretest properties of the salt in the mine and in the vicinity of the test area. Also included are selected test data (for the first 28 months of operation) on the following: brine migration rates, thermomechaical behavior of the salt (including room closure, stress reading, and thermal profiles), borehole gas pressures, and borehole gas analyses. In addition to field data, laboratory analyses of pretest salt properties are included in this report. The operational phase of these experiments was completed on October 4, 1985, with the commencement of cooldown and the start of posttest activities. 7 refs., 68 figs., 48 tabs.

• Research Organization: Battelle Memorial Inst., Columbus, OH (USA). Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-83CH10140
• OSTI ID: 7174832
• Report Number(s): BMI/ONWI-624; ON: DE87004144
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
BOREHOLES
BRINES
CAVITIES
DATA
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
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EXPERIMENTAL DATA
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GAMMA RADIATION
GAS ANALYSIS
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NUMERICAL DATA
PRESSURE MEASUREMENT
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATIONS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
SALT DEPOSITS
SIMULATION
STRESSES
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT
UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
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