EGL- projects-seismic response of landfills

UNLV Engineering Geophysics Laboratory

Seismic Evaluation of the U3ax/bl Landfill
in the Area 3 RWMS, Nevada Test Site, Nevada

A site evaluation, a seismic hazard analysis and a site response analysis were performed for the U3ax/bl low-level radioactive waste landfill, located in the Area 3 Radioactive Waste Management Site of the Nevada Test Site. Rupture of the Yucca fault produced the worst case seismic hazard at the site. Results indicated that the waste subsidence, not the worst case earthquake, controls the landfill cover design.

Aerial View of Yucca Flat & the Yucca Fault, courtesy of Department Of Energy (DOE).

Historical photo of landfill during filling, courtesy of DOE.

This work was sponsored by The U. S. Department of Energy, Nevada Operations Office, under the Nevada Environmental Research Park Cooperative Agreement
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