Published 1990 | Version v1
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Simulation of gas flow beneath Yucca Mountain, Nevada, with a model based on the freshwater head

Creators

  • 1. Disposal Safety Inc., Washington, DC (USA)

Description

Subsurface gas flow is relevant to the evaluation of the Yucca Mountain, Nevada site as a potential nuclear waste repository. The equations for this flow, formulated in terms of freshwater head, were solved by the finite-difference method using a spreadsheet program on a microcomputer. Cases solved were for current subsurface temperatures and a repository heated by 3, 14, and 30 K. Even a modest temperature increase of 14 to 30 K substantially increases the gas flux to the surface. 19 refs., 8 figs., 3 tabs

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Waste management '90: Working towards a cleaner environment: Waste processing, transportation, storage and disposal, technical programs and public education. Volume 2, HLW and LLW technology: Proceedings
Imprint Pagination
988 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 915-926.
Report number
CONF-900210--Vol.2

Conference

Title
working towards a cleaner environment: waste processing, transportation, storage and disposal, technical programs and public education.
Acronym
Waste management '90
Dates
25 Feb - 1 Mar 1990.
Place
Tucson, AZ (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
22005021
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; GAS FLOW; GEOLOGIC SURVEYS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE STORAGE; YUCCA MOUNTAIN
Descriptors DEC
FLUID FLOW; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; MOUNTAINS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; SIMULATION; STORAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTES