Analogues as a check of predicted drift stability at Yucca Mountain, Nevada

Proceedings of the 11th International High Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference, IHLRWM

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 244-256

  Stuckless, John S ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRIFT STABILITY; EMPLACEMENT TUNNELS; REASONABLENESS TEST; YUCCA MOUNTAIN;

GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; TUNNELS; UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE;

EID: 33847221109     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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