Preclosure seismic hazards and their impact on site suitability of Yucca Mountain, Nevada

Preclosure seismic hazards and their impact on site suitability of Yucca Mountain, Nevada [electronic resource]

This paper presents an overview of the preclosure seismic hazards and the influence of these hazards on determining the suitability of Yucca Mountain as a national high-level nuclear-waste repository. Geologic data, engineering analyses, and regulatory guidelines must be examined collectively to ass...

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Corporate Author: Sandia National Laboratories (Researcher)
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : United States. Dept. of Energy ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 1992.
Subjects:
Radioactive Waste Facilities.
Earthquakes.
Site Selection.
Geologic Models.
Geologic Faults.
High-level Radioactive Wastes.
Risk Assessment.
Tectonics.
Site Characterization.
Yucca Mountain Project.
Seismic Effects.
Ground Motion.
Slip.
Ruptures.
Underground Disposal.
Regulations.
Seismology.
Yucca Mountain.
Geosciences.
Nuclear Fuels.

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