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Book Synopsis MECHANICAL AND THERMAL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR RADIOACTIVE WASTEREPOSITORIES IN HARD ROCK. by :
Download or read book MECHANICAL AND THERMAL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR RADIOACTIVE WASTEREPOSITORIES IN HARD ROCK. written by . This book was released on 1978. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report is one of a series documenting the results of the Swedish-American cooperative research program in which the cooperating scientists explore the geological, geophysical, hydrological, geochemical, and structural effects anticipated from the use of a large crystalline rock mass as a geologic repository for nuclear waste. This paper is broken down into the following 2 parts: (1) An appraisal of hard rock for potential underground repositories of radioactive waste; and (2) In situ heating experiments in hard rock--Their objectives and design.