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Approach to the fracture hydrology at Stripa [electronic resource] : preliminary results

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Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 1979.
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Pages: 34 : digital, PDF file
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University of California, Berkeley and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
There are two main problems associated with the concept of geologic storage of radioactive waste in fractured crystalline rock: (1) the thermo-mechanical effects of the heat generated by the waste, and (2) the potential for transport of radioactive materials by the groundwater system. In both problems, fractures play a dominant role. An assessment of the hydraulic and mechanical characteristics of fractued rock requires a careful series of laboratory and field investigations. The complexity of the problem is illustrated by the field studies in a fractured granite that are currently underway in an abandoned iron-ore mine at Stripa, Sweden. Much information is being gathered from an extensive series of boreholes and fracture maps. The approach being taken to integrate these data into an analysis of the fracture hydrology is reviewed and preliminary results from the hydrology program are presented. 13 figures.
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E 1.99:lbl-7079
E 1.99: sac-15
E 1.99: conf-7809154-1
conf-7809154-1
sac-15
lbl-7079
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Published through SciTech Connect.
05/01/1979.
"lbl-7079"
" sac-15"
" conf-7809154-1"
OECD seminar on in situ heating experiments in geological formations, Ludvika, Sweden, Sep 1978.
Witherspoon, P.A; Gale, J.E.
Waterloo Univ., Ontario (Canada). Dept. of Earth Sciences
Funding Information
W-7405-ENG-48
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