Site characterization progress report: Yucca Mountain, Nevada, April 1, 1992--September 30, 1992, Number 7
In accordance with section 113(b)(3) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended (NWPA), the Department has prepared the seventh in a series of reports on the progress of site characterization at the Yucca Mountain candidate site. The Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Program made significant progress during the reporting period at the Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project. Several important advances were made in the surface-based testing program including: initiation of borehole drilling utilizing the new, state-of-the-art LM-300 drill rig which employs dry drilling and coring techniques; neutron access borehole drilling to evaluate infiltration processes; excavations to aid geologic mapping; and trenching in Midway Valley to study Quaternary faulting. A Floodplain Assessment and Statement of Findings was published in the Federal Register which concluded there would be no significant impact nor cumulative impacts on floodplains resulting from Exploratory Studies Facility activities. The National Academy of Sciences` National Research Council released its report entitled ``Ground Water at Yucca Mountain: How High Can It Rise?`` which concluded that none of the evidence cited as proof of groundwater upwelling in and around Yucca Mountain could be reasonably attributed to that process and that significant water table excursions to the repository design level are not shown by the geologic record. The June 29, 1992, earthquake near Yucca Mountain provided scientists with a wealth of information relevant to understanding the neotectonics of the area and the geometry of faults at depth. Early findings suggest that accelerations recorded were well within proposed design limits for the surface waste handling facilities.
- Research Organization:
- USDOE Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM), Washington, DC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 138878
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/RW-0307P-7; ON: TI93007535; TRN: 93:005446
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: DN: Prepared in accordance with Nuclear Waste Policy Act (Section 113).; PBD: Dec 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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YUCCA MOUNTAIN
SITE CHARACTERIZATION
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
PROGRESS REPORT
UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
HYDROLOGY
METEOROLOGY
CLIMATES
TECTONICS
TUFF
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
SEALS
PACKAGING
WASTE FORMS
DESIGN
UNDERGROUND FACILITIES
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
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