The large block test of the exploratory studies facility thermal tests

摘要

The Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project investigates the suitability of Yucca Mountain,Nevada as a potential repository for high-level nuclear waste.When emplaced in a repository,the radioactive decay heat of the waste may cause coupled thermal-mechanical-hydrological-chemical (TMHC) processes in the near field.These processes must be understood before model calculations can be performed to confidently predict the near-field environment,which will have deterministic effects on the performance of a repository.