Thermal/Mechanical Properties of Pomona Member Basalt: Full-Scale Heater Test No. 1 (Area 1)

摘要

The objective of this study was to characterize the basalt cores from the Near-Surface Test Facility (NSTF) at Gable Mountain on the Hanford Site, in order to study its thermomechanical response. Data obtained from this work are intended to help predict and understand the results of the in situ testing at the NSTF. The initial phase of the rock testing reported here involved testing samples from Full-Scale Heater Test No. 1 instrument boreholes at the NSTF. This phase of the work was divided into two parts: high-priority tests and moderate-priority tests. The specific tests for each category are listed. All tests were performed in accordance with Rockwell-approved Foundation Sciences, Inc. (FSI) test procedures. Test procedure designators are listed. In the second phase of the project, samples from Full-Scale Heater Test No. 2 instrument boreholes will be tested. This report is limited to the results from the first phase testing. The interpretation of these initial results is subject to revision when all the data have been collected from the second phase of the work. (ERA citation 06:012054)