2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005)

Session No. 82
Monday, 17 October 2005: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T118. The Peña Blanca Uranium District, Chihuahua: A Natural Analogue for the Transport of Radionuclides in a Nuclear Waste Repository in Unsaturated, Welded Tuff I

Geology and Public Policy Committee

 

Ardyth M. Simmons and Patrick F. Dobson, Advocates
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8:00 AM
NATURAL ANALOGUE STUDIES AT PEÑA BLANCA, MEXICO
SIMMONS, Ardyth M., EP, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Emeritus, P.O. Box 1663, MS-M992, Los Alamos, NM 87501, asimmons@lanl.gov, asimmons@lanl.gov
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8:15 AM
STRATIGRAPHY OF THE PB-1 WELL, NOPAL I URANIUM DEPOSIT, SIERRA PEÑA BLANCA, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO
DOBSON, Patrick F.1, GOODELL, Philip C.2, FAYEK, Mostafa3, MELCHOR, Felipe4, MURRELL, Michael T.5, SIMMONS, Ardyth6, REYES-CORTÉS, Ignacio A.7, DE LA GARZA, Rodrigo7 and OLIVER, Ronald D.8, (1)Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720, (2)Dept. of Geological Sciences, Univ of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, (3)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of Tennessee, 306 Geology Bldg, Knoxville, TN 37996, (4)PetroLab, E. Bocanegra No. 2926, Chihuahua, 31240, Mexico, (5)Isotope and Nuclear Chemistry, Group C-INC, Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (6)Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, MS-D446, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (7)Ingeniería Geológica, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Facultad de Ingeniería, Nuevo Campus Universitario, Apartado Postal 1528 Sucursal "C", Chihuahua, 31160, Mexico, (8)EES-7, Los Alamos National Labaratory, 1261 Town Center Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89134, pfdobson@lbl.gov, pfdobson@lbl.gov
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8:30 AM
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE NOPAL I URANIUM DEPOSIT, PEÑA BLANCA, MEXICO
SAUCEDO, Alba, Facultad de Ingenieria/Earth and Planet. Sci, Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua/Univ. Tennessee, Circuito Uno, Nuevo Campus Universitario, Chihuahua, 31302, Mexico, FAYEK, Mostafa, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of Tennessee, 306 Geology Bldg, Knoxville, TN 37996, REYES, Ignacio A., Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico, DOBSON, Patrick F., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720 and GOODELL, Philip C., Geological Sciences, Univ of Texas @ El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, ablazulge@yahoo.es, ablazulge@yahoo.es
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8:45 AM
CHARACTERIZATION OF FRACTURES AT THE NOPAL I SITE AND COMPARISON TO FRACTURE CHARACTERISTICS OF YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA
LESLIE, Bret W., Division of High-Level Waste Repository Safety, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, MS T-7F3, Washington, DC 20555-0001, SMART, Kevin J., Department of Earth, Material, and Planetary Sciences, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78238-5166 and PEARCY, English C., Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78238-5166, bwl@nrc.gov, bwl@nrc.gov
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9:00 AM
REGIONAL HYDROLOGY OF THE NOPAL I SITE, SIERRA DE PEÑA BLANCA, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO
RODRÍGUEZ-PINEDA, J. Alfredo1, GOODELL, Philip2, DOBSON, Patrick F.3, WALTON, John4, OLIVER, Ronald D.5, DE LA GARZA, Rodrigo6 and HARDER, Steve2, (1)Centro de Investigación Sobre Sequía, Instituto de Ecología, A.C, Km. 33.3, Carretera Chihuahua-Ojinaga, Aldama, Chih, 32900, Mexico, (2)Geological Sciences, Univ of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, (3)Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, (4)Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, (5)EES-7, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1261 Town Center Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89134, (6)Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico, alfredo@sequia.edu.mx, alfredo@sequia.edu.mx
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9:20 AM
ORIGIN OF URANIUM IN THE PEÑA BLANCA URANIUM DISTRICT, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO
REYES-CORTÉS, Ignacio A.1, GOODELL, Philip C.2, REYES-CORTÉS, Manuel1, MONTERO, María Elena3 and CHÁVEZ-AGUIRRE, Rafaél1, (1)Ingeniería Geológica, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Facultad de Ingeniería, Nuevo Campus Universitario-Apartado Postal 1528 Sucursal "C", Chihuahua, Chihuahua, 31160, Mexico, (2)Geological Sciences, Univ of Texas @ El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, (3)Ambiental, Centro de Investigaciones en Materiales Avanzados, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, 31250, Mexico, ireyes@uach.mx, ireyes@uach.mx
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9:40 AM
GEOCHRONOLOGY AND FLUID-ROCK INTERACTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE NOPAL I URANIUM DEPOSIT, PEÑA BLANCA, MEXICO
FAYEK, Mostafa, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of Tennessee, 306 Geology Bldg, Knoxville, TN 37996, GOODELL, Phillip, Geology, UTEP, 500 W. University Dr, El Paso, TX 79968, REN, Minghua, Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave, El Paso, TX 79968 and SIMMONS, Ardyth, Los Alamos Natl. Lab, Bikini Atoll Rd., SM 30, Los Alamos, NM, NM 87545, mfayek@utk.edu, mfayek@utk.edu
 
9:55 AM
Break
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10:10 AM
PHASE ANALYSES OF URANIUM BEARING MINERALS FROM THE NOPLA I DEPOSIT, PEÑA BLANCA, MEXICO
REN, Minghua1, GOODELL, Philip C.1, KELTS, Aaron B.1, FAYEK, Mostafa2, FAN, Chaojun1 and BESHEARS, Charles1, (1)Dept. of Geological Sciences, Univ of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, (2)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of Tennessee, 306 Geology Bldg, Knoxville, TN 37996, ren@geo.utep.edu, ren@geo.utep.edu
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10:25 AM
THERMODYNAMICS OF HYDROTHERMAL URANYL MINERAL FORMATION AT NOPAL I
MURPHY, William M.1, PRIKRYL, James2 and PICKETT, David A.2, (1)Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, California State University, Chico, CA 95929, (2)Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Rd, San Antonio, TX 78238, WMurphy@csuchico.edu, WMurphy@csuchico.edu
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10:40 AM
DOSIMETRY USING RADIATION-INDUCED DEFECTS IN KAOLINITE FROM THE PENA BLANCA NATURAL ANALOGUE: A TIME-INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT OF THE TRANSFER OF RADIONUCLIDES
CALAS, Georges, Institut de Minéralogie et de Physique des milieux condensés, University of Paris, Case 115, 4 Place Jussieu, Paris, 75252, France and ALLARD, Thierry, Institut de Minéralogie et de Physique des milieux condensés, University of Paris, Case 115, 4 Place Jussieu, Paris, France, calas@lmcp.jussieu.fr, calas@lmcp.jussieu.fr
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11:00 AM
INITIAL TEST WELL CONDITIONING AT NOPAL I URANIUM DEPOSIT, SIERRA PEÑA BLANCA, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO
OLIVER, Ronald D.1, DINSMOOR, John C.1, GOLDSTEIN, Steven J.2, REYES-CORTÉS, Ignacio A.3 and DE LA GARZA, Rodrigo4, (1)EES-7, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1261 Town Center Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89134, (2)C-INC, Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (3)Ingeniería Geológica, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Facultad de Ingeniería, Nuevo Campus Universitario-Apartado Postal 1528 Sucursal, Chihuahua, 31160, Mexico, (4)Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico, Ron_oliver@ymp.gov, Ron_oliver@ymp.gov
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11:15 AM
URANIUM ELEMENTAL AND ISOTOPIC CONSTRAINTS ON GROUNDWATER FLOW BENEATH THE NOPAL I URANIUM DEPOSIT, PEÑA BLANCA, MEXICO
GOLDSTEIN, Steven J.1, MURRELL, Michael T.1 and SIMMONS, Ardyth M.2, (1)Isotope and Nuclear Chemistry, Group C-INC, Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (2)Group ENV-ECR, Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, sgoldstein@lanl.gov, sgoldstein@lanl.gov
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11:30 AM
IN-SITU RADIONUCLIDE TRANSPORT NEAR THE NOPAL I URANIUM DEPOSIT AT PEÑA BLANCA, MEXICO: CONSTRAINTS FROM SHORT-LIVED DECAY-SERIES RADIONUCLIDES
LUO, Shangde1, KU, T.L.2, TODD, V.2, MURRELL, M.T.3, RODRÍGUEZ, J.A.4, DINSMOOR, J.C.3 and MITCHELL, A.J.3, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, National Cheng-Kung University, 1 University Road, Tainan, 701, Taiwan, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740, (3)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (4)Centro de Investigación Sobre Sequía del Instituto de Ecología, Aldama, 32900, Mexico, sluo@mail.ncku.edu.tw, sluo@mail.ncku.edu.tw
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11:45 AM
MODELING URANIUM TRANSPORT IN UNSATURATED ZONE AT PEÑA BLANCA, MEXICO
KU, Teh-Lung1, LUO, Shangde1, MURRELL, M.T.2 and GOLDSTEIN, Steven J.3, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, 3651 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740, (2)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (3)C-INC, Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, rku@usc.edu, rku@usc.edu
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