Semi-analytical stochastic study of radionuclide transport in the saturated zone below Yucca Mountain

Authors

Xiaolong Hu, Florida State UniversityFollow
Craig Shirley, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Jichun WuFollow
Hai HuangFollow

Document Type

Technical Report

Publication Date

1-10-2003

Abstract

The objective of this study is to predict radionuclide solute transport process in the saturated zone below the Yucca Mountain project area. Based on a stochastic perturbation approach, a numerical method of moments has been developed and used to predict the mean, variance and upper bound of the radionuclide mass flux through a control plane 5-km downstream of the footprint of the repository. This study enhances the analysis of the effect of medium’s heterogeneity on solute transport prediction, especially on prediction uncertainty.

Keywords

Nevada – Yucca Mountain; Radioactive pollution of water – Prevention; Radioactive wastes – Storage; Radioisotopes – Migration

Disciplines

Earth Sciences | Hydrology

Language

English

Comments

TR-2-009

Repository Citation

Hu, X., Shirley, C., Wu, J., Huang, H. (2003). Semi-analytical stochastic study of radionuclide transport in the saturated zone below Yucca Mountain.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/yucca_mtn_pubs/45