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Title: SEEPAGE/INVERT INTERACTIONS

Abstract

As directed by a written development plan (CRWMS M&O 1999a), a conceptual model for water entering the drift and reacting with the invert materials is to be developed. The purpose of this conceptual model is to assist Performance Assessment Operations (PAO) and its Engineered Barrier Performance Department in modeling the geochemical environment within a repository drift, thus allowing PAO to provide a more detailed and complete in-drift geochemical model abstraction, and to answer the key technical issues (KTI) raised in the NRC Issue Resolution Status Report (IRSR) for the Evolution of the Near-Field Environment (NFE), Revision 2 (NRC 1999). This AMR also seeks to: (1) Develop a logical conceptual model for physical/chemical interactions between seepage and the invert materials; (2) screen potential processes and reactions that may occur between seepage and invert to evaluate the potential consequences of the interactions; and (3) outline how seepage/invert processes may be quantified. This document provides the conceptual framework for screening out insignificant processes and for identifying and evaluating those seepage/invert interactions that have the potential to be important to subsequent PAO analyses including the Engineered Barrier System (EBS) physical and chemical model abstraction effort. This model has been developed to serve as amore » basis for the in-drift geochemical analyses performed by PAO. Additionally, the concepts discussed within this report may also apply to certain near and far-field geochemical processes and may have conceptual application within the unsaturated zone (UZ) and saturated zone (SZ) transport modeling efforts. The seepage/invert interactions will not directly affect any principal factors.« less

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
861107
Report Number(s):
ANL-EBS-MD-000044 REV 00
MOL.20000523.0156 DC#22535; TRN: US0600495
DOE Contract Number:  
NA
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; WATER INFLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; GEOCHEMISTRY; ROCK-FLUID INTERACTIONS; UNDERGROUND FACILITIES; CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS

Citation Formats

Domski, P S. SEEPAGE/INVERT INTERACTIONS. United States: N. p., 2000. Web. doi:10.2172/861107.
Domski, P S. SEEPAGE/INVERT INTERACTIONS. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/861107
Domski, P S. 2000. "SEEPAGE/INVERT INTERACTIONS". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/861107. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/861107.
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title = {SEEPAGE/INVERT INTERACTIONS},
author = {Domski, P S},
abstractNote = {As directed by a written development plan (CRWMS M&O 1999a), a conceptual model for water entering the drift and reacting with the invert materials is to be developed. The purpose of this conceptual model is to assist Performance Assessment Operations (PAO) and its Engineered Barrier Performance Department in modeling the geochemical environment within a repository drift, thus allowing PAO to provide a more detailed and complete in-drift geochemical model abstraction, and to answer the key technical issues (KTI) raised in the NRC Issue Resolution Status Report (IRSR) for the Evolution of the Near-Field Environment (NFE), Revision 2 (NRC 1999). This AMR also seeks to: (1) Develop a logical conceptual model for physical/chemical interactions between seepage and the invert materials; (2) screen potential processes and reactions that may occur between seepage and invert to evaluate the potential consequences of the interactions; and (3) outline how seepage/invert processes may be quantified. This document provides the conceptual framework for screening out insignificant processes and for identifying and evaluating those seepage/invert interactions that have the potential to be important to subsequent PAO analyses including the Engineered Barrier System (EBS) physical and chemical model abstraction effort. This model has been developed to serve as a basis for the in-drift geochemical analyses performed by PAO. Additionally, the concepts discussed within this report may also apply to certain near and far-field geochemical processes and may have conceptual application within the unsaturated zone (UZ) and saturated zone (SZ) transport modeling efforts. The seepage/invert interactions will not directly affect any principal factors.},
doi = {10.2172/861107},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/861107}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Apr 14 00:00:00 EDT 2000},
month = {Fri Apr 14 00:00:00 EDT 2000}
}