Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

2007

Abstract

Motivation: Why Study of Unsaturated Zone? The unsaturated zone (UZ), where the proposed repository would be located, acts as a critical natural barrier by delaying the arrival of radionuclides at the saturated zone and by reducing radionuclide concentrations in groundwater through dispersion and dilution Quantitative prediction of radionuclide transport in the unsaturated zone becomes critical for performance assessment and design of the proposed repository of the Yucca Mountain Project

Keywords

Nevada – Yucca Mountain; Radioactive waste repositories; Radioisotopes – Migration; Zone of aeration; Water table

Disciplines

Earth Sciences | Hydrology | Tectonics and Structure

File Format

PDF

File Size

1194 KB

Language

English


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