Prepared by Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project (YMSCP) participants as part of the Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Program (CRWM). The YMSCP is managed by the Yucca Mountain Project Oflice of the US. Department of Energy, DOE Field Office, Nevada (DOE/NV). YMSCP work is sponsored by the office of Geologic Repositories (OGR) of the DOE office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM)." Issued by Sandia National Laboratories, operated for the United States Department of Energy by Sandia Corporation. NOTICEI This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by a n agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, nor any of their contractors, subcontractors, or their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe pnvately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government, any agency thereof or any of their contractors or subcontractors. The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government, any agency thereof or any of their contractors.

The design of the potential Yucca Mountain repository is subject to many thermal goals related to the compliance of the site with federal regulations. This report summarizes a series of sensitivity studies that determined the expected temperatures near the potential repository. These i The SNL Quality Assurance Program Plan (includiog Departm_2T_t 631(_ QAt';' specific to the Yucca Moun_.ai.n Sit(, Ct_aract.erizat_'_ Proj,c:t) wa_ in efreel I during the course of this work. Cr_terir_ 1-7 arid 15-18 of the QA["i' applied i_i to this work. Department Operati_rLg P_'ocedures (DOl') '2-4, 7_-2, and 3-3 were specifically used to assure quality in the conduct of these analyses. The results discussed in this report we_-e the product of work carried out under a Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project Problem Definition Memo

Prepared by Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project (YMSCP) participants as part of the Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Program (CRWM). The YMSCP is managed by the Yucca Mountain Project Office of the U.S. Department of Energy, DOE Field Office, Nevada (DOE/NV). YMSCP work is sponsored by the Office of Geologic Repositories (OGR) of the DOE office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM)." Issued by Sandia National Laboratories, operated for the United States Department of Energy by Sandia Corporation. NOTICE: This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by a n agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, nor any of their contractors, subcontractors, or their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government, any agency thereof or any of their contractors or subcontractors. The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government, any agency thereof or any of their contractors. Printed in the United States of America. This report has been reproduced directly from the best available copy.

The work documented in this report was performed under Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) 1.2.1.4.3.1

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