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Title: Hydrogeological characterization on surface-based investigation phase in the Mizunami underground research laboratory project, in Japan

Abstract

The Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory (MIU) project is being carried out by Japan Atomic Energy Agency in the Cretaceous Toki granite in the Tono area, central Japan. The MIU project is a purpose-built generic underground research laboratory project that is planned for a broad scientific study of the deep geological environment as a basis of research and development for geological disposal of nuclear wastes. One of the main goals of the MIU project is to establish comprehensive techniques for investigation, analysis, and assessment of the deep geological environment. The MIU project has three overlapping phases: Surface-based Investigation (Phase I), Construction (Phase II) and Operation (Phase III). Hydrogeological investigations using a stepwise process in Phase I have been carried out in order to obtain information on important properties such as, location of water conducting features, hydraulic conductivity and so on. Hydrogeological modeling and groundwater flow simulations in Phase I have been carried out in order to synthesize these investigation results, to evaluate the uncertainty of the hydrogeological model and to identify the main issues for further investigations. Using the stepwise hydrogeological characterization approach and combining the investigation with modeling and simulation, understanding of the hydrogeological environment has been progressively improved. (authors)

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  1. Japan Atomic Energy Agency (Japan)
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Research Org.:
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Three Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990 (United States); Technological Institute of the Royal Flemish Society of Engineers (TI-K VIV), Het Ingenieurshuis, Desguinlei 214, 2018 Antwerp (Belgium); Belgian Nuclear Society (BNS) - ASBL-VZW, c/o SCK-CEN, Avenue Hermann Debrouxlaan, 40 - B-1160 Brussels (Belgium)
OSTI Identifier:
21156320
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: ICEM'07: 11. International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Bruges (Belgium), 2-6 Sep 2007; Other Information: Country of input: France; 21 refs.; Proceedings may be ordered from ASME Order Department, 22 Law Drive, P.O. Box 2300, Fairfield, NJ 07007-2300 (United States)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
58 GEOSCIENCES; CRETACEOUS PERIOD; GRANITES; GROUND WATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGY; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SIMULATION; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL

Citation Formats

Saegusa, Hiromitsu, Onoe, Hironori, Takeuchi, Shinji, Takeuchi, Ryuji, and Ohyama, Takuya. Hydrogeological characterization on surface-based investigation phase in the Mizunami underground research laboratory project, in Japan. United States: N. p., 2007. Web.
Saegusa, Hiromitsu, Onoe, Hironori, Takeuchi, Shinji, Takeuchi, Ryuji, & Ohyama, Takuya. Hydrogeological characterization on surface-based investigation phase in the Mizunami underground research laboratory project, in Japan. United States.
Saegusa, Hiromitsu, Onoe, Hironori, Takeuchi, Shinji, Takeuchi, Ryuji, and Ohyama, Takuya. 2007. "Hydrogeological characterization on surface-based investigation phase in the Mizunami underground research laboratory project, in Japan". United States.
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title = {Hydrogeological characterization on surface-based investigation phase in the Mizunami underground research laboratory project, in Japan},
author = {Saegusa, Hiromitsu and Onoe, Hironori and Takeuchi, Shinji and Takeuchi, Ryuji and Ohyama, Takuya},
abstractNote = {The Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory (MIU) project is being carried out by Japan Atomic Energy Agency in the Cretaceous Toki granite in the Tono area, central Japan. The MIU project is a purpose-built generic underground research laboratory project that is planned for a broad scientific study of the deep geological environment as a basis of research and development for geological disposal of nuclear wastes. One of the main goals of the MIU project is to establish comprehensive techniques for investigation, analysis, and assessment of the deep geological environment. The MIU project has three overlapping phases: Surface-based Investigation (Phase I), Construction (Phase II) and Operation (Phase III). Hydrogeological investigations using a stepwise process in Phase I have been carried out in order to obtain information on important properties such as, location of water conducting features, hydraulic conductivity and so on. Hydrogeological modeling and groundwater flow simulations in Phase I have been carried out in order to synthesize these investigation results, to evaluate the uncertainty of the hydrogeological model and to identify the main issues for further investigations. Using the stepwise hydrogeological characterization approach and combining the investigation with modeling and simulation, understanding of the hydrogeological environment has been progressively improved. (authors)},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2007},
month = {Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2007}
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