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Work plan for removal of Division of Military Application equipment, 234-5 Z Building

The work plan for removal and burial of fabrication equipment used for the fabrication of plutonium weapon components from 1949 to 1965 is outlined. (JSR)

Date: April 26, 1974

Creator: Johnson, H.E.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Thermal convection at low Rayleigh number from concentrated sources in porous media

A simple mathematical theory is proposed for the analysis of natural convective motion, at low Rayleigh number, from a concentrated source of heat in a fluid-saturated porous medium. The theory consists of retaining only the leading terms of series expansions of the dependent variables in terms of the Rayleigh number, is thus linear, and is valid only in the limit of small Rayleigh number. Based on fundamental results for a variety of isolated sources, superposition is used to provide solutions… more

Date: January 1, 1980

Creator: Hickox, C. E.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Site locality identification study: Hanford Site. Volume II. Data cataloging

Data compilation and cataloging for the candidate site locality identification study were conducted in order to provide a retrievable data cataloging system for the present siting study and future site evaluation and licensng processes. This task occurred concurrently with and also independently of other tasks of the candidate site locality identification study. Work in this task provided the data utilized primarily in the development and application of screening and ranking processes to identi… more

Date: July 1, 1980

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Report on geologic exploration activities

This report provides an overview of the geological exploration activities being carried out as part of the National Waste Terminal Storage (NWTS) Program, which has been established by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop the technology and provide the facilities for the safe, environmentally acceptable isolation of civilian high-level and transuranic nuclear wastes, including spent fuel elements, for which the Federal government is reponsible. The principal programmatic emphasis is on … more

Date: January 1, 1980

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Study of rock-water-nuclear waste interactions in the Pasco Basin, Washington. Part I. Distribution and composition of secondary and primary mineral phases in basalts of the Pasco Basin, Washington

In Part I of this report the results of Task III are presented and discussed. The subject of Task III is the study and identification of secondary and primary mineral assemblages in basalts of the Pasco Basin of southeastern Washington. In particular, we have determined the relative amounts, crystallization sequence, and compositions of secondary minerals found lining vesicle and fracture surfaces. This information, together with data on the chemical composition of primary minerals and the exte… more

Date: September 1, 1979

Creator: Benson, L. V. & Teague, L. S.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Recommended new criteria for the selection of nuclear waste repository sites in Columbia River basalt and US Gulf Coast domed salt

Screening criteria and specifications are recommended to aid in the evaluation of sites proposed for nuclear waste disposal in basalt and domed salt. The recommended new criteria proposed in this report are intended to supplement existing repository-related criteria for nuclear waste disposal. The existing criteria are contained in 10 CFR 60 sections which define siting criteria of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and ONWI 33(2) which defines siting criteria of the Office of Nuclear Was… more

Date: June 16, 1980

Creator: Steinborn, T.L.; Wagoner, J.L.; Qualheim, B.; Fitts, C.R.; Stetkar, R.E. & Turnbull, R.W.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Seismic velocities and attenuation in an underground granitic waste repository subjected to heating

The behavior of a granitic rock mass subjected to thermal load has been studied by an acoustic cross-hole technique between four boreholes, over a period of some two years. Velocities between boreholes were obtained from the times-of-flight of pulses of acoustic waves between transducers clamped to the borehole wall. The attenuation was obtained by a spectral ratios technique. When the heater was turned on, the velocities increased rapidly to an asymptotic value. When the heater was turned off,… more

Date: March 1, 1984

Creator: Paulsson, B.N.P. & King, M.S.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Disposal of spent fuel

Based on preliminary analyses, spent fuel assemblies are an acceptable form for waste disposal. The following studies appear necessary to bring our knowledge of spent fuel as a final disposal form to a level comparable with that of the solidified wastes from reprocessing: 1. A complete systems analysis is needed of spent fuel disposition from reactor discharge to final isolation in a repository. 2. Since it appears desirable to encase the spent fuel assembly in a metal canister, candidate mater… more

Date: January 1, 1978

Creator: Blomeke, J. O.; Ferguson, D. E. & Croff, A. G.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Basalt nuclear-waste repository remote sensing using electromagnetic techniques

The electromagnetic permittivity and attenuation rate of basalt, from the Near Surface Test Facility of the Basalt Waste Isolation Project at Hanford, Washington, have been measured in the laboratory as a function of water content at frequencies from 25 MHz to 1000 MHz. Both the permittivity and the attenuation rate are strongly related to water content of basalt in this frequency range. Completely dehydrated, the rock has a frequency-independent relative permittivity of about 8 and attenuation… more

Date: January 1, 1984

Creator: Daily, W.D. & Buettner, H.M.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Borehole-inclusion stressmeter measurements in bedded salt

Sandia purchased borehole-inclusion stressmeters from a commercial supplier to measure in situ stress changes in bedded salt. However, the supplied stressmeters were difficult to set in place and gave erratic results in bedded salt. These problems were overcome with a new extended platen design. Also a straingaged transducer was designed which can be read with a conventional data logger. Due to the nonlinear behavior of bedded salt under uniaxial loading, a new empirical calibration scheme was … more

Date: July 1, 1980

Creator: Cook, C.W. & Ames, E.S.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Geotechnical Properties of Sediments From North Pacific and Northern Bermuda Rise

Studies of geotechnical properties for the Sub-seabed Disposal Program have been oriented toward sediment characterization related to effectiveness as a containment media and determination of detailed engineering behavior. Consolidation tests of the deeper samples in the North Pacific clays indicate that the sediment column is normally consolidated. The in-situ coefficient of permeability (k) within the cored depth of 25 meters is relatively constant at 10/sup -7/ cm/sec. Consolidated undrained… more

Date: January 1, 1980

Creator: Silva, A. J.; Laine, E. P.; Lipkin, J.; Heath, G. R. & Akers, S. A.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Mid-Plate, Mid-Gyre Seabed Assessment Program for Nuclear Waste Disposal. Final Report

Status of the following tasks is reported: acoustic experiments for lateral and vertical consistency determinations; design, fabricate, and interface core launch and recovery system for C. S. LONG LINES; field test Giant Piston Core (GPC) on Bermuda Rise with LONG LINES, summer of 1976; GPC cruise to MPG-1 in October 1976; core sample analysis and data synthesis for vertical consistency; and acoustic mapping of MPG-1 for horizontal consistency. (LK)

Date: January 1, 1976

Creator: Hollister, C. D.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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WIPP conceptual design report. Addendum H. Special equipment development program for Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)

This addendum outlines the planned development program for equipment, identified and conceptually shown in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Conceptual Design Report (CDR), that is required for storage emplacement and retrieval of all wastes accepted at the WIPP.

Date: June 1, 1977

Creator: Stinebaugh, R.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Technical program plan, Basalt Waste Isolation Project

The Basalt Waste Isolation Project (BWIP) program as administered by the DOE's Richland Operations Office and Rockwell Hanford Operations is described. The objectives, scope and scientific technologies are discussed. The work breakdown structure of the project includes: project management and support, systems integration, geosciences, hydrology, engineered barriers, test facility design and construction, engineering testing, repository studies, and schedules. The budget of the program incl… more

Date: December 1, 1979

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Multicomponent mass transport model: a model for simulating migration of radionuclides in ground water

This report presents the results of the development of a one-dimensional radionuclide transport code, MMT2D (Multicomponent Mass Transport), for the AEGIS Program. Multicomponent Mass Transport is a numerical solution technique that uses the discrete-parcel-random-wald (DPRW) method to directly simulate the migration of radionuclides. MMT1D accounts for: convection;dispersion; sorption-desorption; first-order radioactive decay; and n-membered radioactive decay chains. Comparisons between MMT1D … more

Date: July 1, 1980

Creator: Washburn, J.F.; Kaszeta, F.E.; Simmons, C.S. & Cole, C.R.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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A database of information on technologies for hazardous waste site remediation

A personal-computer-based database and user interface has been developed for retrieving and reviewing information on technologies applicable to the environmental remediation of hazardous waste sites. This system and its information represent a useful source of technology information for people preparing, reviewing, and approving site remediation plans or evaluating remediation technologies. The system includes a variety of information for approximately 90 distinct remedial action technologies. … more

Date: April 1, 1992

Creator: Holter, G. M.; White, M. K. & Byrant, J. L.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Additions and corrections to the bibliography of geologic studies, Columbia Plateau (Columbia River Besalt) and adjacent Areas, in Idaho, 1980

This bibliography is an update to Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 78-6, Bibliography of Geological Studies, Columbia Plateau (Columbia River Basalt Group) and adjacent areas in Idaho (also known as Rockwell Hanford Operations' contractor report RHO-BWI-C-44). To keep the original document current, this additions and corrections report was prepared for the Basalt Waste Isolation Project of Rockwell Hanford Operations. This update is supplementary; therefore, references cited i… more

Date: January 1, 1980

Creator: Strowd, W.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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RECON: a computer program for analyzing repository economics. Documentation and user's manual. Revision 1

From 1981 through 1984 the Pacific Northwest Laboratory has been developing a computer model named RECON to calculate repository costs from parametric data input. The objective of the program has been to develop the capability to evaluate the effect on costs of changes in repository design parameters and operating scenario assumptions. This report documents the development of the model through September of 1984. Included in the report are: (1) descriptions of model development and the underlyin… more

Date: July 1, 1985

Creator: Clark, L. L.; Schutz, M. E. & Luksic, A. T.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Evapotranspiration studies for protective barriers: FY 1990 status report

Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL) and Westinghouse Hanford Company (Westinghouse Hanford) are working together to develop for the US Department of Energy (DOE) protective barriers for the near-surface disposal of hazardous waste at the Hanford Site. The proposed barrier design consists of a layer of fine-textured soil overlying a series of layers grading from sand to basalt riprap. A multiyear research program is being conducted to assess the long-term performance of barrier configurations in … more

Date: May 1, 1992

Creator: Link, S.O.; Downs, J.L.; Thiede, M.E.; Lettau, D.J.; Twaddell, T.R. (Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)) & Black, R.A. (Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States))

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Basic data report for drillhole WIPP 30 (Waste Isolation Pilot Plant - WIPP)

WIPP 30 was drilled in east-central Eddy County, New Mexico, in NW 1/4, Sec. 33, T21S, R31E, to obtain drill core for the study of dissolution of near-surface rocks. The borehole encountered from top to bottom, the Dewey Lake Red Beds (449' including artificial fill for drill pad), Rustler Formation (299'), and the upper 160' of the Salado Formation. Continuous core was cut from the surface to total depth. Geophysical logs were taken the full length of the borehole to measure acoustic velocitie… more

Date: April 1, 1980

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Conceptual model for regional radionuclide transport from a basalt repository site. Final draft, technical memorandum

This technical memorandum was prepared to: (1) describe a typical basalt radionuclide repository site, (2) describe geologic and hydrologic processes associated with regional radionuclide transport in basalts, (3) define the parameters required to model regional radionuclide transport from a basalt repository site, and (4) develop a ''conceptual model'' of radionuclide transport from a basalt repository site. In a general hydrological sense, basalts may be described as layered sequences of aqui… more

Date: May 23, 1980

Creator: Walton, W.C.; Voorhees, M.L. & Prickett, T.A.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Review of potential host rocks for radioactive waste disposal in the southern Piedmont

A federal geologic repository is being considered for the disposal of radioactive waste. The geological literature on the Southern Piedmont was studied to identify rock bodies worthy of field exploration for site selection. The study was geotechnical in nature and no consideration was given to socioeconomic factors. There were 13 geotechnical criteria applied in this study of the Southern Piedmont to arrive at a recommendation for further studies on 29 rock bodies. In general, information from … more

Date: January 1, 1982

Creator: Marine, I W & Bledsoe, H W

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Review of the 1979 workshop on thermomechanical modeling for a hard rock waste repository

The 1979 Workshop discussed and considered issues and needs in the areas of Modeling, Laboratory Measurements, Instruments and Field Measurements, and In-situ Tests and Model Validation. A set of conclusions and recommendations was developed, which focused on the necessity of treating the rock mass response to the waste emplaced in it. The conclusions dealt with characterizing the fracture system, determining the mechanical and thermal properties, developing an understanding of the physical pro… more

Date: January 1, 1980

Creator: Holzer, F.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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WIPP conceptual design report. Addendum A. Design calculations for Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)

The design calculations for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) are presented. The following categories are discussed: general nuclear calculations; radwaste calculations; structural calculations; mechanical calculations; civil calculations; electrical calculations; TRU waste surface facility time and motion analysis; shaft sinking procedures; hoist time and motion studies; mining system analysis; mine ventilation calculations; mine structural analysis; and miscellaneous underground calculat… more

Date: April 1, 1977

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department