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

Session No. 103
Monday, 28 October 2002: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

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

U.S. Department of Energy—Yucca Mountain Project

 

Robert Levich and Ronald Linden, Advocates
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1:30 PM
SOURCES OF CHLORIDE ION IN YUCCA MOUNTAIN TUFFS, NEVADA
GASCOYNE, Mel, Gascoyne GeoProjects Inc, P.O. Box 141, Pinawa, MB R0E 1L0, Canada, gascoyne@granite.mb.ca, gascoyne@granite.mb.ca
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1:45 PM
EFFECTS OF SAMPLE PROCESSING ON CHLORINE-36/CHLORINE RATIOS IN UNSATURATED CRYSTALLINE ROCKS AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN: IMPLICATIONS FOR UNSATURATED ZONE FLOW
ROBACK, Robert C., Los Alamos National Lab, PO Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545-0001, JONES, Catherine L., FABRYKA-MARTIN, June, ROSEBORROUGH, Kyle, WOLFSBERG, Laura E. and DIXON, Paul, roback@lanl.gov, roback@lanl.gov
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2:00 PM
GAS- AND LIQUID-PHASE DYNAMICS OF LOW-TEMPERATURE MINERAL FORMATION IN THE UNSATURATED ZONE AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA
WHELAN, Joseph F., Yucca Mountain Project, US Geological Survey, PO Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, WEEKS, E.P., WRD, US Geological Survey, PO Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 and PACES, J.B., Yucca Mountain Project, US Geol Survey, PO Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, jfwhelan@usgs.gov, jfwhelan@usgs.gov
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2:15 PM
C-O-SR-U ISOTOPE EVIDENCE FOR THE METEORIC ORIGIN OF CALCRETE AT SOLITARIO CANYON WASH, CRATER FLAT, NEVADA
NEYMARK, Leonid A.1, MARSHALL, Brian D.2, PACES, James B.2, PETERMAN, Zell E.2 and WHELAN, Joseph F.2, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, MS963, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, MS 963, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046, lneymark@usgs.gov, lneymark@usgs.gov
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2:30 PM
SORPTION BEHAVIOR OF URANIUM ONTO YUCCA MOUNTAIN ALLUVIUM
SCISM, C.D., DING, Mei and REIMUS, Paul W., Chemistry Division, Isotope and Nuclear Chemistry Group, Los Alamos National Lab, TA-48, MS J514, Los Alamos, NM 87545, Scism@lanl.gov, Scism@lanl.gov
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2:45 PM
SEASONAL FLUCTUATION IN URANIUM DECAY-SERIES COMPOSITION OF WATERS AT PEÑA BLANCA, MEXICO
SIMMONS, Ardyth M.1, MURRELL, Michael T.2 and GOLDSTEIN, Steven J.2, (1)Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 1 Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720, (2)Los Alamos National Lab, MS J514, Los Alamos, NM 87545, asimmons@lbl.gov, asimmons@lbl.gov
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3:00 PM
THERMAL-HYDROLOGIC PROCESSES IN THE DRIFT-SCALE TEST AS INDICATED BY MEASURED TEMPERATURE
LIN, Wunan1, CASE, John2, VOGT, Tim2 and WAGONER, Jeff1, (1)Energy & Environment Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, CA 94551, (2)Bechtel-SAIC Co, LLC, 1180 Town Center Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89144, lin1@llnl.gov, lin1@llnl.gov
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3:15 PM
EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON WATER-ROCK INTERACTIONS AROUND DRIFTS AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA
SPYCHER, N., SONNENTHAL, E.L. and APPS, J.A., Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 1 Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720, nspycher@lbl.gov, nspycher@lbl.gov
 
3:30 PM
Break
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3:45 PM
A SYSTEMATIC STUDY OF EPISODIC LOCALIZED INFILTRATION INTO SUPERHEATED FRACTURED ROCK
BIRKHOLZER, Jens, Earth Sciences Division, Lawerence Berkeley National Lab, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720 and HO, Clifford K., Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87185, jtbirkholzer@lbl.gov, jtbirkholzer@lbl.gov
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4:00 PM
SILICA DEPOSITION IN FIELD AND LABORATORY THERMAL TESTS OF YUCCA MOUNTAIN TUFF
LEVY, Schon S.1, CHIPERA, Steve J.2 and SNOW, Marjorie G.2, (1)Group EES-6, Los Alamos National Lab, MS D462, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (2)Earth Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Lab, EES-6/MS D462, Los Alamos, NM 87545, sslevy@lanl.gov, sslevy@lanl.gov
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4:15 PM
BUSTED BUTTE PHASE 2: INTRODUCTION AND ANALYTICAL MODELING OF NONREACTIVE TRACER AND LITHIUM BREAKTHROUGH
TURIN, H.J. and SOLL, W.E., Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, turin@lanl.gov, turin@lanl.gov
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4:30 PM
BUSTED BUTTE PHASE 2: ANALYSIS OF POST-TEST MINEBACK AND OVERCORE ROCK SAMPLES
GROFFMAN, A.R., Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87544, TURIN, H.J., MCGRAW, M.A., JONES, C.L., SCISM, C.D. and SOLL, W.E., groffman@lanl.gov, groffman@lanl.gov
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4:45 PM
BUSTED BUTTE: ACHIEVING THE OBJECTIVES AND NUMERICAL MODELING RESULTS
SOLL, W.E., KEARNEY, M., STAUFFER, P., TSENG, P., TURIN, H.J. and LU, Z., Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545, stauffer@lanl.gov, stauffer@lanl.gov
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5:00 PM
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION EXPERIMENTS AT A SCALE OF UP TO 1 METRE IN TUFF BLOCKS UNDER UNSATURATED CONDITIONS
VANDERGRAAF, Tjalle T.1, DREW, Douglas J.1, TICKNOR, Kenneth V.1 and SEDDON, William A.2, (1)Engineered Barriers and Analysis Branch, Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd, Whiteshell Laboratories, Pinawa, MB R0E 1L0, Canada, (2)AECL Technologies Inc, U.S. Department of Energy, Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Office, P.O. Box 364629, North Las Vegas, NV 89036-8629, vandergraaft@aecl.ca, vandergraaft@aecl.ca
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5:15 PM
THE USE OF PARALLEL COMPUTING TO SIMULATE FLUID FLOW IN THE UNSATURATED ZONE OF YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA
ZHANG, K., WU, Y.-S. and BODVARSSON, G.S., Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 1 Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720, kzhang@lbl.gov, kzhang@lbl.gov
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