Predictive Geology
With Emphasis on Nuclear-Waste Disposal
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1982
- Editors: Ghislain De Marsily, Daniel F Merriam
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 2 6 2 4 6 - 8
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 3 3 0 5 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 6 5 4 7 - 9
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Request a sales quotePredictive Geology: With Emphasis on Nuclear-Waste Disposal covers the proceedings of papers presented at sessions sponsored by the International Association for Mathematical Geology. The topics that this book tackles are issues relevant to nuclear-waste disposal. The first chapter discusses the use of plate tectonics as a catastrophe theoretic model, and the second chapter covers geologic predictions and radioactive waste disposal. Chapter 3 also talks about radioactive waste disposal, with emphasis on the application of predictive geology. Chapter 4 discusses salt domes and Chapter 5 tackles the use of fault-tree analysis for probabilistic assessment of radioactive-waste segregation. The sixth chapter covers predictive geology in nuclear-waste management, while the seventh chapter tackles nuclear power on unstable ground. The eighth chapter deals with long-term thermohydrologic behavior of nuclear-waste repositories. Chapter 9 discusses the influence of faulting on groundwater flow and contaminant transport, while chapter 10 covers the influence of microfissures in crystalline rock on radionuclide migration. The eleventh chapter tackles the long-term prediction of the fate of nuclear waste deeply buried in granite, and the twelfth chapter talks about the use of quantitative evaluation of the contribution of geologic knowledge in exploration for petroleum. The last chapter deals with resource-estimation models and predicted discovery. Researchers and professionals concerned with the effects of radioactive materials to the environment will find this book a great source of information.
List of Contributors
Preface
Introduction
Plate Tectonics as a Catastrophe Theoretic Model
Geologic Predictions and Radioactive-Waste Disposal: A Time Limit for the Predictive Requirements
Radioactive-Waste Disposal—An Application of Predictive Geology
Salt Domes—The Past and Present, Keys to the Future
Fault-Tree Analysis for Probabilistic Assessment of Radioactive-Waste Segregation: An Application to a Plastic Clay Formation at a Specific Site
Predictive Geology in Nuclear-Waste Management
Nuclear Power on Unstable Ground
Long-Term Thermohydrologic Behavior of Nuclear-Waste Repositories
Influence of Faulting on Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport
The Influence of Microfissures in Crystalline Rock on Radionuclide Migration
Long-Term Prediction of the Fate of Nuclear Waste Deeply Buried in Granite
Quantitative Evaluation of the Contribution of Geologic Knowledge in Exploration for Petroleum
Resource-Estimation Models and Predicted Discovery
Index
- No. of pages: 222
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1982
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Hardback ISBN: 9780080262468
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483133058
- eBook ISBN: 9781483165479
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