Published 1994 | Version v1
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Effect of fractures on repository dryout

Creators

  • 1. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Description

Calculations of water flow through Yucca Mountain show significant dryout and water perching in the vicinity of the proposed nuclear waste repository. These calculations also show that the extent of the dryout and perched water zones is a strong function of the material characteristics which are used to represent the fracture zones. The results show that for 100 μm fracture case appreciable dryout and perched regions exist. When 1 μm fractures are used no dryout or perched regions are calculated

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Publishing Information

Publisher
American Nuclear Society, Inc.
Imprint Place
La Grange Park, IL (United States)
Imprint Title
High Level Radioactive Waste Management: Proceedings of the fifth annual international conference. Volume 4
Imprint Pagination
1048 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 2442-2449.

Conference

Title
International high-level radioactive waste management conference.
Dates
22-26 May 1994.
Place
Las Vegas, NV (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
26042270
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S99: GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
FLOW MODELS; GEOLOGIC FRACTURES; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; YUCCA MOUNTAIN
Descriptors DEC
GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOUNTAINS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES