Preliminary Interpretation of the Tectonic Stability of the Reference Repository Location, Cold Creek Syncline, Hanford Site

摘要

This preliminary interpretation of available geologic, seismologic, geophysical, and geodetic data indicates that the references repository location in the Cold Creek syncline of the Pasco Basin meets the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Basalt Waste Isolation Project proposed criteria for tectonic stability. Uncertainties regarding the timing, sequence, and mechanics of fold and fault development will be addressed during the program of detailed site characterization. This preliminary assessment of tectonic stability does not appear to preclude development of a repository in the reference repository location. 230 references. (ERA citation 08:053680)