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Application of a 3D-Geoscience Information System Within the Performance Assessment of the Geological Barrier Above the Morsleben Nuclear Waste Repository

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

B. Ehrminger
Affiliation:
Colenco Power Engineering Ltd., Baden, Switzerland
M. Schindler
Affiliation:
Colenco Power Engineering Ltd., Baden, Switzerland
M. Hugi
Affiliation:
Colenco Power Engineering Ltd., Baden, Switzerland
J. Wollrath
Affiliation:
Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS), Salzgitter, Germany
H. Kibel
Affiliation:
Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Berlin, Germany
U. Langkutsch
Affiliation:
Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Berlin, Germany
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Abstract

The application of a 3-dimensional geoscience information system (GSIS) in the performance assessment of the geological barrier of the nuclear waste disposal site Morsleben is presented. A primary objective is the development of a geometrically consistent three-dimensional model, representing all relevant hydrostratigraphic units in the model area. Following the completion of the structural model, Finite-Element mesh generation techniques are applied to derive a threedimensional spatial discretisation for numerical modelling of the regional groundwater movement.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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