CX-011583: Categorical Exclusion Determination

Improving the Understanding of the Coupled Thermal-Mechanical-Hydrologic Behavior of Consolidating Granular Salt CX(s) Applied: B3.6 Date: 11/07/2013 Location(s): New Mexico Offices(s): Idaho Operations Office

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November 7, 2013
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Improving the Understanding of the Coupled Thermal-Mechanical-Hydrologic Behavior of Consolidating Granular Salt
CX(s) Applied: B3.6
Date: 11/07/2013
Location(s): New Mexico
Offices(s): Idaho Operations Office

The University of New Mexico proposes to improve the understanding of key aspects of the coupled thermal-mechanical-hydrologic response of granular salt used as a seal material for shafts, drifts, and boreholes in mined repositories in salt.