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Use of natural analog and modeling studies to constrain the effects of magmatic activity on long-term geologic repositories

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory

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Abstract

Examples of the application of natural-analog studies to the estimation of the consequences of a volcanic eruption penetrating a radioactive waste repository are given, including the criteria for analog selection and new data from ongoing studies. Examples of early modeling results focusing on the spatial and temporal scale of subsurface processes are also provided. All of these examples are taken from studies of the potential Yucca Mountain repository, Nevada, but similar approaches could be applied in other areas. In addition, studies of subsurface processes initiated by magmatic events serve as useful analogs for repository thermal loading studies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1283-1290
Number of pages8
JournalMaterials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings
Volume353
Issue number2
StatePublished - 1995
EventProceedings of the 18th International Symposium on the Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management. Part 1 (of 2) - Kyoto, Jpn
Duration: Oct 23 1994Oct 27 1994

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