Predictive Geology. With Emphasis on Nuclear-Waste Disposal

Content: 
COMPUTERS and GEOLOGY, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS, Pages vii-viii
PREFACE, Pages ix-x, Daniel F. Merriam
INTRODUCTION, Pages xi-xv, Ghislain de Marsily
PLATE TECTONICS AS A CATASTROPHE THEORETIC MODEL, Pages 1-7, R. Thom
GEOLOGIC PREDICTIONS AND RADIOACTIVE-WASTE DISPOSAL: A TIME LIMIT FOR THE PREDICTIVE REQUIREMENTS, Pages 9-24, Ferruccio Gera
RADIOACTIVE-WASTE DISPOSAL - AN APPLICATION OF PREDICTIVE GEOLOGY, Pages 25-32, Irwin Remson, Shirley J. Dreiss, Andre G. Journel
SALT DOMES - THE PAST AND PRESENT, KEYS TO THE FUTURE, Pages 33-43, Joseph D. Martinez
FAULT-TREE ANALYSIS FOR PROBABILISTIC ASSESSMENT OF RADIOACTIVE-WASTE SEGREGATION: AN APPLICATION TO A PLASTIC CLAY FORMATION AT A SPECIFIC SITE, Pages 45-63, Marco d'Alessandro, Arnold Bonne
PREDICTIVE GEOLOGY IN NUCLEAR-WASTE MANAGEMENT, Pages 65-81, O. Brotzen
NUCLEAR POWER ON UNSTABLE GROUND, Pages 83-99, Nils-Axel Morner
LONG-TERM THERMOHYDROLOGIC BEHAVIOR OF NUCLEAR-WASTE REPOSITORIES, Pages 101-115, J.S.Y. Wang, C.F. Tsang, N.G.W. Cook, P.A. Witherspoon
INFLUENCE OF FAULTING ON GROUNDWATER FLOW AND CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT, Pages 117-136, Franklin W. Schwartz, Fred A. Donath
THE INFLUENCE OF MICROFISSURES IN CRYSTALLINE ROCK ON RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION, Pages 137-152, Ivars Neretnieks
LONG-TERM PREDICTION OF THE FATE OF NUCLEAR WASTE DEEPLY BURIED IN GRANITE, Pages 153-170, A. Barbreau, M. Bonnet, P. Goblet, J. Margat, G. de Marsily, P. Peaudecerf
QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF GEOLOGIC KNOWLEDGE IN EXPLORATION FOR PETROLEUM, Pages 171-190, Yakov Vinkovetsky, Vladimir Rokhlin
RESOURCE-ESTIMATION MODELS AND PREDICTED DISCOVERY, Pages 191-204, Geoffrey W. Hill
INDEX, Pages 205-206