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Title: Physical and chemical changes to rock near electrically heated boreholes at Spent Fuel Test-Climax

Abstract

Sections of Climax Stock quartz monzonite taken from the vicinity of two electrically heated boreholes at Spent Fuel Test-Climax (SFT-C) have been studied by scanning electron microscopy and optical microscopy for signs of changes in crack structure and in mineralogy resulting from operations at SFT-C. The crack structure, as measured by density of cracks and average crack lengths was found not to have changed as a result of heating, regardless of distance from the heater hole. However, rock near the heater borehole sampled in the north heater drift was found to be more cracked than rock near the borehole sampled in the south heater drift. Mineralogically, the post-test samples are identical to the pre-test samples. No new phases have been formed as a result of the test. 10 refs., 6 figs., 8 tabs.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
59353
Report Number(s):
UCID-20412
ON: DE85010834
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Jan 1985
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
58 GEOSCIENCES; 05 NUCLEAR FUELS; QUARTZ MONZONITE; MINERALOGY; TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; CRACKS; NEVADA TEST SITE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; Yucca Mountain Project

Citation Formats

Beiriger, J M, Durham, W B, and Ryerson, F J. Physical and chemical changes to rock near electrically heated boreholes at Spent Fuel Test-Climax. United States: N. p., 1985. Web. doi:10.2172/59353.
Beiriger, J M, Durham, W B, & Ryerson, F J. Physical and chemical changes to rock near electrically heated boreholes at Spent Fuel Test-Climax. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/59353
Beiriger, J M, Durham, W B, and Ryerson, F J. 1985. "Physical and chemical changes to rock near electrically heated boreholes at Spent Fuel Test-Climax". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/59353. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/59353.
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author = {Beiriger, J M and Durham, W B and Ryerson, F J},
abstractNote = {Sections of Climax Stock quartz monzonite taken from the vicinity of two electrically heated boreholes at Spent Fuel Test-Climax (SFT-C) have been studied by scanning electron microscopy and optical microscopy for signs of changes in crack structure and in mineralogy resulting from operations at SFT-C. The crack structure, as measured by density of cracks and average crack lengths was found not to have changed as a result of heating, regardless of distance from the heater hole. However, rock near the heater borehole sampled in the north heater drift was found to be more cracked than rock near the borehole sampled in the south heater drift. Mineralogically, the post-test samples are identical to the pre-test samples. No new phases have been formed as a result of the test. 10 refs., 6 figs., 8 tabs.},
doi = {10.2172/59353},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985}
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