ADDITIONAL MEDIA STUDIES FOR SITE SUITABILITY CRITERIA

摘要

Site suitability studies at LLL to date have considered repositories in bedded salt and shale. The models have been varied to include a number of dimensions, parameter values, histories, and potential failure modes. These model studies have enabled us to provide preliminary site suitability criteria based on parameter sensitivity calculations and to begin uncer¬tainty analyses.nInasmuch as in situ tests are either underway or planned for the near future in other geologic environments in the United States, and since these environments may be recommended as waste repositories, work should begin immediately to produce results for these environments that are similar to those we have for the bedded media. Once the necessary data are available and the models developed, advanced analyses can be conducted in parallel with those on shale and bedded salt.