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2002 Denver Annual Meeting (October 27-30, 2002)

Session No. 21
Sunday, 27 October 2002: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T68. Yucca Mountain Update: Recent Advances from Scientific Investigations of the Unsaturated Zone I

U.S. Department of Energy–Yucca Mountain Project

 

Robert Levich and Ronald Linden, Advocates
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8:00 AM
TESTING AND MODELING OF THE UNSATURATED ZONE AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN
BODVARSSON, Gudmundur S., Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, One Cyclotron Road, MS 90-1116, Berkeley, CA 94720, gsbodvarsson@lbl.gov, gsbodvarsson@lbl.gov
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8:15 AM
UNSATURATED ZONE TESTING AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN: THEN AND NOW
WANG, J.S.Y. and BODVARSSON, G.S., Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 1 Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720, jswang@lbl.gov, jswang@lbl.gov
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8:30 AM
INFLUENCE OF TRANSITIONAL VOLCANIC STRATA ON LATERAL DIVERSION AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA
FLINT, Lorraine E.1, FLINT, Alan L.1 and SELKER, John S.2, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, Placer Hall, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819, (2)Dept. of Bioresource Engineering, Oregon State Univ, Corvallis, OR 97333, lflint@usgs.gov, lflint@usgs.gov
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8:45 AM
THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN FAULTS AND THE MATRIX IN PAINTBRUSH GROUP NONWELDED TUFF AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN
SALVE, R., OLDENBURG, C.M. and WANG, J.S.Y., Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 1 Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720, r_salve@lbl.gov, r_salve@lbl.gov
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9:00 AM
IN SITU WATER-POTENTIAL VALUES OF THE NONWELDED UNITS OF THE PAINTBRUSH GROUP, YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA
LECAIN, Gary D., U.S. Geological Survey, PO Box 25046, MS 421, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046, ELLETT, Kevin M., U.S. Geological Survey, Placer Hall 6000 J St, Sacramento, CA 95819 and HUDSON, David, U.S. Geological Survey, 1180 Town Center Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89144, gdlecain@usgs.gov, gdlecain@usgs.gov
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9:15 AM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY, PRESSURE, AND TEMPERATURE VALUES FROM THE GHOST DANCE FAULT ALCOVE 7, YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA
KURZMACK, Mark, S.M. Stoller Corp.c/o U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 421, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046, LECAIN, Gary D., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS421, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046 and HUDSON, David, U.S.Geological Survey, 1180 Town Center Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89144, kurzmack@usgs.gov, kurzmack@usgs.gov
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9:30 AM
CHARACTERIZING UNSATURATED HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES OF FRACTURES IN WELDED VOLCANIC TUFFS AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA
FLINT, Alan L.1, HUDSON, David B.2 and FLINT, Lorraine E.1, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, Placer Hall, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, 1180 Town Center Drive, MS 423, Las Vegas, NV 89144, aflint@usgs.gov, aflint@usgs.gov
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9:45 AM
METHODS OF DOCUMENTING VARIABILITY IN LITHOSTRATIGRAPHIC FEATURES, FRACTURES, AND PROPERTIES IN THE TOPOPAH SPRING TUFF AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA
BUESCH, David C.1, BEASON, Steven C.2, LUNG, Robert C.2 and EATMAN, George L.W.2, (1)US Geol Survey, 1180 N Town Center Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89144-6363, (2)Bureau of Reclamation, 1180 N. Town Center Dr, MS423, Las Vegas, NV 89144, dbuesch@usgs.gov, dbuesch@usgs.gov
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:15 AM
THE PHYSICS OF UNSTABLE INFILTRATION, SEEPAGE, AND GRAVITY DRAINAGE
FAYBISHENKO, B., BODVARSSON, G.S. and SALVE, R., Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 1 Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720, bafaybishenko@lbl.gov, bafaybishenko@lbl.gov
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10:30 AM
DISCRETE-FLOW-PATH DEVELOPMENT IN UNSATURATED FRACTURES AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN
BODVARSSON, Gudmundur S.1, WU, Yu-Shu2 and ZHANG, Keni1, (1)Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, One Cyclotron Road, MS 90-1116, Berkeley, CA 94720, (2)Petroleum engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, ywu@mines.edu, ywu@mines.edu
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10:45 AM
UNSATURATED FLOW IN TWO-DIMENSIONAL FRACTURE NETWORKS
LIU, H.H., BODVARSSON, G.S. and FINSTERLE, S., Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 1 Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720, hhliu@lbl.gov, hhliu@lbl.gov
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11:00 AM
ESTIMATES OF PAST SEEPAGE FROM CALCITE DISTRIBUTION IN THE EAST-WEST CROSS DRIFT, YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA
MARSHALL, Brian D., U.S. Geol Survey, MS 963, Denver, CO 80225-0046, NEYMARK, Leonid A., S.M. Stoller Corp. c/o U.S. Geological Survey, MS 963, Denver, CO 80225-0046 and PACES, James B., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 963, Denver, CO 80225-0046, bdmarsha@usgs.gov, bdmarsha@usgs.gov
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11:15 AM
INVERSE MODELING OF SEEPAGE INTO UNDERGROUND OPENINGS
FINSTERLE, S., AHLERS, F.C., TRAUTZ, R.C. and COOK, P.J., Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 1 Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720, safinsterle@lbl.gov, safinsterle@lbl.gov
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11:30 AM
DUAL-CONTINUUM MODELING OF FLOW AND TRANSPORT IN THE DRIFT SHADOW
HOUSEWORTH, J.E.1, FINSTERLE, S.A.1 and BODVARSSON, G.S.2, (1)Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 1 Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720, (2)Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, jehouseworth@lbl.gov, jehouseworth@lbl.gov
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11:45 AM
THE ROLE OF UNDERGROUND OPENINGS IN THE UNSATURATED ZONE AS A BARRIER IN ISOLATING HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE
STUCKLESS, John S., U.S. Geol Survey, MS 421, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, stuckles@usgs.gov, stuckles@usgs.gov
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