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Title: Selected hydrologic and geochemical issues in site characterization for nuclear waste disposal: flood basalts at the Hanford Reservation. [Pasco Basin basalt]

Abstract

Four issues are considered that must be addressed by a site characterization program designed to evaluate the suitability of the flood basalts of the Pasco Basin in central Washington as a site for the construction of a repository for the disposal of high-level nuclear waste. The four issues are (1) identification of hydrostratigraphic units within a sequence of flood basalts, (2) mechanisms and points of groundwater recharge and discharge, (3) solubility of radionuclides, and (4) phase transformation of fracture filling materials. Each issue is discussed in terms of its significance to waste isolation. Available approaches for resolving the issues are presented and their limitations identified. Where appropriate, research programs for overcoming these limitations are indicated.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
6445407
Report Number(s):
LBL-15029
ON: DE83007204
DOE Contract Number:  
AC03-76SF00098
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; 58 GEOSCIENCES; 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; BASALT; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; GROUND WATER; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; HANFORD RESERVATION; GEOLOGY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SILICATE MINERALS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; SMECTITE; ZEOLITES; SITE SURVEYS; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL; WASHINGTON; ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS; ALUMINIUM SILICATES; CHEMISTRY; CLAYS; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; FEDERAL REGION X; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; INORGANIC ION EXCHANGERS; ION EXCHANGE MATERIALS; MANAGEMENT; MASS TRANSFER; MATERIALS; MINERALS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NORTH AMERICA; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; ROCKS; SILICATES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; US DOE; US ERDA; US ORGANIZATIONS; USA; VOLCANIC ROCKS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES; WATER; 052002* - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Disposal & Storage; 580100 - Geology & Hydrology- (-1989); 053000 - Nuclear Fuels- Environmental Aspects; 520301 - Environment, Aquatic- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport- Water- (1987); 580400 - Geochemistry- (-1989)

Citation Formats

Carnahan, C L, Delany, J M, Long, J C.S., Silva, R J, Watkins, D J, White, A F, and Wilson, C R. Selected hydrologic and geochemical issues in site characterization for nuclear waste disposal: flood basalts at the Hanford Reservation. [Pasco Basin basalt]. United States: N. p., 1982. Web.
Carnahan, C L, Delany, J M, Long, J C.S., Silva, R J, Watkins, D J, White, A F, & Wilson, C R. Selected hydrologic and geochemical issues in site characterization for nuclear waste disposal: flood basalts at the Hanford Reservation. [Pasco Basin basalt]. United States.
Carnahan, C L, Delany, J M, Long, J C.S., Silva, R J, Watkins, D J, White, A F, and Wilson, C R. 1982. "Selected hydrologic and geochemical issues in site characterization for nuclear waste disposal: flood basalts at the Hanford Reservation. [Pasco Basin basalt]". United States.
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title = {Selected hydrologic and geochemical issues in site characterization for nuclear waste disposal: flood basalts at the Hanford Reservation. [Pasco Basin basalt]},
author = {Carnahan, C L and Delany, J M and Long, J C.S. and Silva, R J and Watkins, D J and White, A F and Wilson, C R},
abstractNote = {Four issues are considered that must be addressed by a site characterization program designed to evaluate the suitability of the flood basalts of the Pasco Basin in central Washington as a site for the construction of a repository for the disposal of high-level nuclear waste. The four issues are (1) identification of hydrostratigraphic units within a sequence of flood basalts, (2) mechanisms and points of groundwater recharge and discharge, (3) solubility of radionuclides, and (4) phase transformation of fracture filling materials. Each issue is discussed in terms of its significance to waste isolation. Available approaches for resolving the issues are presented and their limitations identified. Where appropriate, research programs for overcoming these limitations are indicated.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982},
month = {Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982}
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