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Quantifying Uncertainty in Site Characterization

by William J. Boyle, RE/SPEC Inc, Rapid City, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural and Geotechnical Reliability

Abstract:

The uncertainties in determining the true geologic conditions at the proposed high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada needed to be determined as part of the Exploratory Studies Facility Alternatives Study (ESF-AS). The uncertainties to be determined were defined and related by a probabilistic 'tree' called 'Nature's Tree,' which provides a relationship between the actual conditions at Yucca Mountain and what a site characterization program determines the conditions to be.

Subject Headings: Geology | Radioactive wastes | Uncertainty principles | Trees | Probability | Waste sites | Site investigation | Nevada | United States

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