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Title: Geohydrologic data from test hole USW UZ-7, Yucca Mountain area, Nye County, Nevada

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/137755· OSTI ID:137755

This report contains a description of the methods used in drilling and coring of test hole USW UZ-7; a description of the methods used in collecting, handling, and testing of test-hole samples; lithologic information from the test hole; and water-content, water-potential, bulk-density, grain-density, porosity, and tritium data for the test hole. Test hole USW UZ-7 is the third of a series of shallow unsaturated-zone test holes drilled in and near the southwestern part of the Nevada Test Site, Nye county, Nev., in cooperation with the US Department of Energy. All of these test holes are a part of the Nevada Nuclear Waste Storage Investigations to identify potential sites suitable for underground storage of high-level radioactive wastes. 15 refs., 9 figs., 15 tabs.

Research Organization:
US Geological Survey, Denver, CO (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AI08-78ET44802
OSTI ID:
137755
Report Number(s):
USGS-OFR-88-465; ON: DE90013314
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1990
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English