Three-dimensional lithostratigraphic model at Yucca Mountain, Nevada: A framework for fluid transport modeling and engineering design

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A three-dimensional lithostratigraphic model of the central block of Yucca Mountain, Nevada, illustrates how some activities can serve both site characterization and design and construction of the Exploratory Studies Facility (ESF). Site-characterization activities supported by this model include characterizing the three-dimensional geometry of lithologic units and faults, and providing boundary conditions for geostatistical models and site-scale fluid flow modeling. This model supports the conceptual design as well as construction efforts for the proposed ramps of the ESF and potential high-level nuclear waste repository.

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Publication type Conference Paper
Publication Subtype Conference Paper
Title Three-dimensional lithostratigraphic model at Yucca Mountain, Nevada: A framework for fluid transport modeling and engineering design
Year Published 1993
Language English
Publisher American Nuclear Society
Contributing office(s) Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center
Description 6 p.
Larger Work Type Conference Paper
Larger Work Title FOCUS'93: Site Characterization and Model Validation
First page 226
Last page 231
Conference Title FOCUS'93: Site Characterization and Model Validation
Conference Location Las Vegas, NV
Conference Date September 26-29, 1993
Country United States
State Nevada
Other Geospatial Yucca Mountain
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