Multidisciplinary hydrologic investigations at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
By: William W. Dudley Jr.
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Abstract
Future climatic conditions and tectonic processes have the potential to cause significant changes of the hydrologic system in the southern Great Basin, where a nuclear-waste repository is proposed for construction above the water table at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Geothermal anomalies in the vicinity of Yucca Mountain probably result from the local and regional transport of heat by ground-water flow. Regionally and locally irregular patterns of hydraulic potential, local marsh and pond deposits, and calcite veins in faults and fractures probably are related principally to climatically imposed hydrologic conditions within the geologic and topographic framework. However, tectonic effects on the hydrologic system have also been proposed as the causes of these features, and existing data limitations preclude a full evaluation of these competing hypotheses. A broad program that integrates many disciplines of earth science is required in order to understand the relation of hydrology to past, present and future climates and tectonism.
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Dudley, W.W., 1990, Multidisciplinary hydrologic investigations at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, Proceedings of the 1st International Topical Meeting on High Level Radioactive Waste Management. Part 1, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 8 April 1990 through 12 April 1990, p. 1-9.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Multidisciplinary hydrologic investigations at Yucca Mountain, Nevada |
| ISBN | 0872627519 |
| Year Published | 1990 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Publ by ASCE |
| Publisher location | Boston, MA, United States |
| First page | 1 |
| Last page | 9 |
| Conference Title | Proceedings of the 1st International Topical Meeting on High Level Radioactive Waste Management. Part 1 |
| Conference Location | Las Vegas, NV, USA |
| Conference Date | 8 April 1990 through 12 April 1990 |