Proceedings of the International Symposium on Dynamics of Fluids in Fractured Rocks: Concepts and Recent Advances

Conference · Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1999

OSTI ID:760293

Faybishenko, B ^[1]

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This publication contains extended abstracts of papers presented at the International Symposium ''Dynamics of Fluids in Fractured Rocks: Concepts and Recent Advances'' held at Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on February 10-12, 1999. This Symposium is organized in Honor of the 80th Birthday of Paul A. Witherspoon, who initiated some of the early investigations on flow and transport in fractured rocks at the University of California, Berkeley, and at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He is a key figure in the development of basic concepts, modeling, and field measurements of fluid flow and contaminant transport in fractured rock systems. The technical problems of assessing fluid flow, radionuclide transport, site characterization, modeling, and performance assessment in fractured rocks remain the most challenging aspects of subsurface flow and transport investigations. An understanding of these important aspects of hydrogeology is needed to assess disposal of nu clear wastes, development of geothermal resources, production of oil and gas resources, and remediation of contaminated sites. These Proceedings of more than 100 papers from 12 countries discuss recent scientific and practical developments and the status of our understanding of fluid flow and radionuclide transport in fractured rocks. The main topics of the papers are: Theoretical studies of fluid flow in fractured rocks; Multi-phase flow and reactive chemical transport in fractured rocks; Fracture/matrix interactions; Hydrogeological and transport testing; Fracture flow models; Vadose zone studies; Isotopic studies of flow in fractured systems; Fractures in geothermal systems; Remediation and colloid transport in fractured systems; and Nuclear waste disposal in fractured rocks.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 760293
• Report Number(s): LBNL-42718; TRN: US0407044
• Resource Relation: Conference: Dynamics of Fluids in Fractured Rocks: Concepts and Recent Advances, Berkeley, CA (US), 02/10/1999--02/12/1999; Other Information: PBD: 1 Feb 1999; PBD: 1 Feb 1999
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
COLLOIDS
FLOW MODELS
FLUID FLOW
FRACTURES
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOISOTOPES
SIMULATION
SITE CHARACTERIZATION
TESTING
TRANSPORT
WASTES
PERFORMANCE
PRODUCTION
Geothermal Legacy