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B.25<br />

CONTINENTAL<br />

U.S. STAGE I DATA BASE:<br />

AVAILABLE LITERATURE, REMOTE SENSING<br />

TECTONIC CONSIDERATIONS -- IMAGERY, EXISTING GEOLOGIC<br />

HYDROLOGIC CONSIDERATIONS EXPLORATION DTA<br />

SELECTED CANDIDATE REGIONS - TYPICAL AREA = 500,000 km<br />

STAGE II DATA BASE:<br />

STAGE I DATA PLUS EXTENSIVE GEOLOGIC<br />

GENERAL GEOLOGIC -- MAPPING, GENERIC ROCK PROPERTIES<br />

CONSIDERATIONS RESEARCH, LOCAL HYDROLOGY, CLIMATIC<br />

DATA, GEODETIC MEASUREMENTS,<br />

MICROSEISMICITY NETWORKS<br />

0<br />

SELECTED CAN IDATE AREAS ~- TYPICAL AREA - 10,000km 2<br />

STAGE III DATA BASE:<br />

STAGE II DATA PLUS SITE EXPLORATION DATA,<br />

SITE SPECIFIC GEOLOGIC DRILLING, GEOPHYSICS, IN-SITUTESTING<br />

CONSIDERATIONS OF STRESS, HYDROLOGY, ROCK PROPERTIES<br />

OPTIMUM REPOSITORY SITE -- TYPICAL AREA - 20 km 2<br />

FIGURE B.7.4. Additional Data Base Requirements

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