Evaluation of the geologic and hydrologic factors related to the waste-storage potential of Mesozoic aquifers in the southern part of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, South Carolina and Georgia

Summary of northern Atlantic Coastal Plain hydrology and its relation to disposal of high-level radioactive waste in buried crystalline rock – A preliminary appraisal

“…Elevation of GL (ft): Number is elevation of ground level (GL) or land surface in feet (ft). Data source: Ba., Bain (1970); B., Brown (1959); C., Cederstrom (1957 and; D. F., data in files of District office of Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey; F. and L., Floyd and Long (1970); H. and W., Harris and Wilder (1966); La., Larson (1981); Le., LeGrand (I960); Leen., Leenheer, Malcolm, and White (1976); L. and F., Lloyd and Floyd (1968); L., ; NRCD, North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development file data; RASA, Regional Aquifer System Analysis (northern Atlantic Coastal Plain); S., Siudyla and others (1981); Su., Sumsion (1970); VASWCB, Virginia State Water Control Board; V.P.I., Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University; W., Woodruff (1969); Wy., Wyrick (1966) RASA and Long. Data source: Medium, between about 7000 and 14,000…”

The deep hydrogeologic flow system underlying the Oak Ridge Reservation

“…These are intriguing questions in a sense far broader than the immediate remediation needs of the ORR. Saline groundwater can be found at depth anywhere within the eastern and central United States (Brown et al 1979;Clifford 1973;Garven and Sverjensky 1989;Goodman 1990;Heck et al 1964;Kreiger et al 1957;Lamborn 1952;Milhouse 1959;Poth 1962;Price et al 1937;Ros_ and Dresel 1990;Startler el al. 1975;Stout et al 1932).…”

“…The controlling mechanisms accountable for the formation and the preservation of brine at depths of 200 m (650 ft) or less in these humid regions are not always clear. The use of subsurface low-permeability, brine-containing environments for hazardous and nuclear waste isolation has been proposed and explored at several locations across the United States (Brown et al 1979). The genetic questions listed in the preceding paragraph should be addressed whenever subsurface isolation of hazardous waste is being considered under similar conditions.…”