Geology of the Nevada Test Site, Yucca Mountain, and the Searchlight District, April 12-13, 2007
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Page : 244 pages
File Size : 27,99 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Geology
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Page : 244 pages
File Size : 27,99 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Geology
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Author : John S. Stuckless
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 15,3 MB
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0813711991
Author : Edwin Butt Eckel
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 38,94 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Geology
ISBN : 081371110X
Author : Susan S. Terry
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Page : 32 pages
File Size : 20,65 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Geology
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Author : Arthur Thomas Fernald
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Page : 22 pages
File Size : 41,20 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Geology
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Author : M. T. Reade
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Page : 130 pages
File Size : 49,27 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Geology
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Author : H. Lawrence McKague
Publisher : American Geophysical Union
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 50,53 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Science
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Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Field Trip Guidebooks Series, Volume 186. The Nevada Test Site (NTS) was established on December 18, 1950, to provide an area for continental testing of nuclear devices. In January of 1951, testing began with an airdrop into Frenchman Flat in conjunction with Operation Ranger. In addition to airdrops, above ground testing included surface detonations, tower shots, and balloon suspensions. Underground testing began in 1957, and since 1963, all events have been buried in large-diameter drill holes or tunnels. Geologists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) mapped much of the NTS region between 1960 and 1965. These maps formed the basis for subsequent studies by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, and the USGS. A good understanding of the stratigraphy, structure, geochemistry, and physical properties of the rocks is essential for containment of underground nuclear tests. Many of the recent geologic studies at NTS, particularly in Yucca Flat, Pahute Mesa, and Mid Valley, are aimed at understanding subsurface geology to help ensure complete containment. The potential nuclear waste site at Yucca Mountain is located approximately 100 miles (160 km) by road northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada, and situated on land controlled by three Federal agencies; the Bureau of Land Management, the Department of Energy (Nevada Test Site), and the U.S. Air Force (Nellis Air Force Range).
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Page : 764 pages
File Size : 18,73 MB
Release : 2008
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Author : Harley Barnes
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Page : 196 pages
File Size : 13,16 MB
Release : 1963
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Author : G. N. Cook
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Page : 84 pages
File Size : 40,95 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Radioactive waste disposal
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Following a reorganization of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management in 1990, the Yucca Mountain Project was renamed Yucca Mountain Site Charactrization Project. The title of this bibliography was also changed to Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project Bibliography. Prior to August 5, 1988, this project was called the Nevada Nuclear Waste Storage Investigations. This bibliography contains information on this ongoing project that was added to the Department of Energy`s Science and Technology Database from July 1, 1994 through December 31, 1994. The bibliography is categorized by principal project participating organization. Participant-sponsored subcontractor reports, papers, and articles are included in the sponsoring organization`s list. Another section contains information about publications on the Energy Science and Technology Database that were not sponsored by the project but have some relevance to it.