SITE SELECTION FACTORS FOR THE BEDDED SALT PILOT PLANT Staff of the ORNL Salt Mine Repository Project

摘要

Because of the nature of radioactive waste disposal in geologic formations, the selection of suitable sites is a unique exercise totally different from that for any other type of facility. This compilation of the various factors which must be taken into consideration was assembled as an aid in the selection and confirmation of a site for the Bedded Silt Pilot Plant. As might be expected, most of these factors are related to geologic characteristics, which are discussed under the headings of:(1) stratigraphy, (2) structure, (3) hydrology, and (4) mineral resources. Other factors concerned with geography and facility design and operation are also included.