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Review and evaluation of paleohydrologic methodologies [electronic resource].

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Richland, Wash. : Pacific Northwest Laboratory, 1982.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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Pacific Northwest Laboratory and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
A literature review was conducted to identify methodologies that could be used to interpret paleohydrologic environments. Paleohydrology is the study of past hydrologic systems or of the past behavior of an existing hydrologic system. The purpose of the review was to evaluate how well these methodologies could be applied to the siting of low-level radioactive waste facilities. The computer literature search queried five bibliographical data bases containing over five million citations of technical journals, books, conference papers, and reports. Two data-base searches (United States Geological Survey - USGS) and a manual search were also conducted. The methodologies were examined for data requirements and sensitivity limits. Paleohydrologic interpretations are uncertain because of the effects of time on hydrologic and geologic systems and because of the complexity of fluvial systems. Paleoflow determinations appear in many cases to be order-of-magnitude estimates. However, the methodologies identified in this report mitigate this uncertainty when used collectively as well as independently. That is, the data from individual methodologies can be compared or combined to corroborate hydrologic predictions. In this manner, paleohydrologic methodologies are viable tools to assist in evaluating the likely future hydrology of low-level radioactive waste sites.
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E 1.99:nureg/cr-3055
E 1.99: pnl-4346
pnl-4346
nureg/cr-3055
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Published through SciTech Connect.
12/01/1982.
"nureg/cr-3055"
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Foley, M.G.; Thorne, P.D.; Zimmerman, D.A.; Doesburg, J.M.
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AC06-76RL01830
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