2003 Seattle Annual Meeting (November 2–5, 2003)
Session No. 171 Tuesday, November 4, 2003
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Washington State Convention and Trade Center: 307/308

T9. The Proposed Deep Geologic Repository for High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nevada: Attributes of the Natural System II

Ronald M. Linden, Robert A. Levich and Ardyth Simmons, Presiding
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171-11:30 PM CHLORINE-36 VALIDATION STUDIES AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA: PACES, J.B.1, NEYMARK, L.A.2, PETERMAN, Z.E.1, NIMZ, G.J.3, GASCOYNE, M.4, and MARSHALL, B.D.1, (1) US Geol Survey, Box 25046, MS 963, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, jbpaces@usgs.gov, (2) S.M. Stoller Corp. c/o U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, MS 963, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (3) Lawrence Livermore National Lab, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA 94550, (4) Gascoyne GeoProjects, Inc, Box 141, Pinawa, MB R0E 1L0, Canada
171-21:45 PM FURTHER EVIDENCE FOR SLOW OPAL GROWTH IN YUCCA MOUNTAIN UNSATURATED ZONE: U-PB ION-MICROPROBE DATA: NEYMARK, Leonid A., U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, MS963, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046, lneymark@usgs.gov and NEMCHIN, Alexander A., Western Australia School of Mines, Kalgoorlie
171-32:00 PM ROLE OF UNDERGROUND INVESTIGATIONS IN UNDERSTANDING THE GEOLOGY OF THE PROPOSED NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORY AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA: BEASON, Steven C., Bureau of Reclamation, 1180 N. Town Center Dr, MS423, Las Vegas, NV 89144, steven_beason@ymp.gov.
171-42:15 PM THE EFFECTS OF BOTH SAMPLE AND PORE SIZES ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WELDED TUFF: PRICE, Ronald H., Sandia National Laboratories, Mail Stop 0778, P. O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87185-0778, rhprice@sandia.gov and MARTIN, Randolph J. III, New England Rsch, Inc, 331 Olcott Drive, Suite L-1, White River Junction, VT 05001
171-52:30 PM POROSITY, BULK DENSITY, AND ROCK-PARTICLE DENSITY OF LITHOSTRATIGRAPHIC COMPONENTS IN LITHOPHYSAL ROCKS OF THE TOPOPAH SPRING TUFF AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA: OTTO, Shawn J., S.M. Stoller Corp, 1180 N. Town Center Dr. MS423, Las Vegas, NH 89144, Shawn_Otto@notes.ymp.gov and BUESCH, David C., US Geol Survey, 1180 N Town Center Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89144-6363
171-62:45 PM LITHOSTRATIGRAPHIC FEATURES AND POROSITY IN THE LOWER LITHOPHYSAL ZONE OF THE TOPOPAH SPRING TUFF IN THE CROSS DRIFT AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA: BUESCH, David C., US Geol Survey, 1180 N Town Center Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89144-6363, dbuesch@usgs.gov and EATMAN, George L.W., Bureau of Reclamation, 1180 N. Town Center Dr, MS423, Las Vegas, NV 89144
171-73:00 PM EFFECT OF COUPLED PROCESSES DRIVEN BY THE RADIOACTIVE DECAY HEAT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PROPOSED REPOSITORY AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN: TSANG, Yvonne, Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, One Cyclotron Road, MS 90-1116, Berkeley, CA 94720, ytsang@lbl.gov.
171-83:15 PM PORE FLUIDS AND INTRODUCED MATERIALS IN THE HEATED-ROCK ENVIRONMENT AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA: LEVY, Schön S.1, KNEAFSEY, Timothy J.2, SEOL, Yongkoo2, DELOACH, Laura D.3, and JONES, Robert L.4, (1) Earth and Environmental Science, Los Alamos National Lab, Mail Stop D462, Los Alamos, NM 87545, sslevy@lanl.gov, (2) Earth Sciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Mail Stop 90R1116, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, (3) Geosciences and Environmental Technology, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, P.O Box 808, Livermore, CA 94551, (4) Sandia National Laboratory, Mail Stop 423, 1180 Town Center Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89144
171-93:30 PM SATURATED-ZONE HYDROLOGY AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN: TUCCI, Patrick, U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, MS-421, Denver Federal Center, Bldg 53, Lakewood, CO 80225, ptucci@usgs.gov.
171-103:45 PM HYDROCHEMICAL INTERPRETATIONS OF SATURATED-ZONE FLOW NEAR YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA: PATTERSON, Gary L., U.S. Geol Survey, MS 421 Box 25046 DFC, Denver, CO 80225, glpatter@usgs.gov.
171-114:00 PM STRONTIUM CONCENTRATIONS AND ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONS OF GROUND WATER DOWNGRADIENT FROM YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA: FUTA, Kiyoto1, MARSHALL, Brian1, OLIVER, Thomas2, and PETERMAN, Zell E.1, (1) U.S. Geol Survey, MS 963, Denver, CO 80225-0046, kfuta@usgs.gov, (2) S.M. Stoller Corp., c/o U.S. Geological Survey, MS 421, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046
171-124:15 PM FLOW AND RADIONUCLIDE TRANSPORT IN THE SATURATED ZONE BENEATH YUCCA MOUNTAIN: PAST ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND NEXT STEPS: ROBINSON, Bruce A., Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mail Stop T003, Los Alamos, NM 87545, robinson@lanl.gov.
171-134:30 PM FIELD AND LABORATORY TRANSPORT STUDIES FOR THE YMP AT LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY: REIMUS, Paul W., DING, Mei, ABDEL-FATTAH, Amr, and ROBACK, Robert C., C-INC, Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545, roback@lanl.gov
171-144:45 PM MINERALOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE ALLUVIUM IN THE FORTYMILE WASH REGION SOUTH OF YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA: BERTETTI, F. Paul1, PRIKRYL, James D.1, and BROWN, Jennifer R.2, (1) Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses, Southwest Rsch Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78238-5166, pbertetti@swri.edu, (2) Department of Geosciences, Univ of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK 74104
171-155:00 PM THE USE OF QUALITATIVE NATURAL ANALOGUES TO HELP BUILD CONFIDENCE IN PREDICTIVE MODELS FOR SUBSYSTEMS AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA: STUCKLESS, John S., U.S. Geol Survey, MS 421, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, stuckles@usgs.gov.
171-165:15 PM EVIDENCE FOR RADIUM MOBILITY AT THE NOPAL I URANIUM DEPOSIT, PEÑA BLANCA, MEXICO: GOLDSTEIN, Steven J.1, MURRELL, Michael T.1, SIMMONS, Ardyth M.1, OLIVER, Ronald D.1, DOBSON, Patrick F.2, REYES, Ignacio A.3, and DE LA GARZA, Rodrigo3, (1) Los Alamos National Lab, MS J514, Los Alamos, NM 87545, sgoldstein@lanl.gov, (2) Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 1 Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720, (3) Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico

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