L&ILW Deep Geologic Repository Bruce Site Geoscience Investigations Overview and Status Presentation to CNSC/NR Can/EC Staff Ottawa, Ontario September 7, 2007
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eep
Geo
logi
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ite
Geo
scie
nce
Inve
stig
atio
nsO
verv
iew
and
Sta
tus
Pres
enta
tion
to C
NSC
/NR
Can
/EC
Sta
ffO
ttaw
a, O
ntar
io
Sept
embe
r 7, 2
007
1
Pres
enta
tion
Out
line
●D
GR
Geo
scie
nce
Wor
k Pr
ogra
m: B
ackg
roun
d
●D
GR
Geo
scie
nce:
Attr
ibut
es (S
afet
y C
ase)
●D
GR
Geo
scie
nce
Proj
ect O
rgan
izat
ion
●St
atus
Pha
se I
Site
Cha
ract
eris
atio
n Ac
tiviti
es
●Q
uest
ions
4
Geo
scie
nce
�D
GR
Bac
kgro
und/
Con
sens
us
●G
eote
chni
cal F
easi
bilit
y S
tudy
(Gol
der,
2002
)!
Mul
tiple
Lin
es o
f Rea
soni
ng
●A
ltern
ativ
e M
edia
Stu
dy (M
azur
ek, 2
004)
!O
EC
D/N
EA
FE
PC
AT
!G
SC
/MN
R/O
GS
Pee
r Rev
iew
●G
eosc
ienc
e S
C P
lan
(Inte
ra, 2
006)
!In
tera
SC
wor
king
gro
up
!G
eosc
ienc
e R
evie
w G
roup
!C
NS
C S
take
hold
erin
g/R
evie
w
�G
eolo
gica
lly s
tabl
e sh
ale
and
argi
llace
ous
limes
tone
form
atio
ns th
at
are
geom
etric
ally
sim
ple,
pre
dict
able
and
of l
arge
late
ral e
xten
t;
�A
ctiv
e fa
ultin
g an
d se
ism
icity
is c
ompa
rabl
e to
Shi
eld
setti
ng;
�A
rgilla
ceou
s lim
esto
ne fo
rmat
ion
that
will
hos
t DG
R w
ill p
rovi
dest
able
, virt
ually
dry
ope
ning
s;
�M
ultip
le h
oriz
onta
lly la
yere
d lo
w p
erm
eabi
lity
bedr
ock
form
atio
ns
encl
ose
and
over
lie th
e D
GR
(mul
ti-ba
rrier
s);
�R
egio
nal s
tress
regi
me
(hor
izon
tally
com
pres
sive
) fav
ours
seal
ing
of
verti
cal f
ract
ures
/faul
ts;
�M
ass
trans
port
is d
iffus
ion
dom
inat
ed.
The
deep
gro
undw
ater
flow
sy
stem
s ar
e sa
line
(>10
0 g/
L), s
tagn
ant a
nd a
ncie
nt s
how
ing
no
evid
ence
of g
laci
al p
ertu
rbat
ion
or c
ross
-form
atio
nal f
low
; and
�S
hallo
w g
roun
dwat
er re
sour
ces
in th
e up
per d
olom
itic
bedr
ock
aqui
fer s
yste
m a
re h
ydro
geol
ogic
ally
isol
ated
.
Bru
ce N
ucle
ar S
ite -
Geo
scie
nce
Attr
ibut
es
8
Geo
scie
nce
Site
Cha
ract
eris
atio
n Pl
an -
Org
aniz
atio
nPr
elim
inar
y Sa
fety
Rep
ort
(D
GR
Saf
ety
Case
)
Site
Cha
ract
eris
atio
n L
ead
Cont
ract
or
Geo
scie
nce
Rev
iew
G
roup
Geo
sphe
re E
volu
tion/
Safe
ty A
ttrib
utes
-
Geo
logi
c H
isto
ry -
Mic
higa
n B
asin
-
Bed
rock
Str
atig
raph
y - P
redi
ctab
le
- G
roun
dwat
er C
ompo
sitio
n/Ag
e -
Gro
undw
ater
Flo
w R
ates
/Pat
tern
s
-
Diffu
sion
Dom
inan
ce
- Lo
ng-te
rm G
eolo
gic/
Hyd
roge
olog
ic S
tabi
lity
- Lo
ng-te
rm R
epos
itory
Sta
bilit
y -
Long
-term
Clim
ate
Chan
ge -
Nat
ural
Res
ourc
e Po
tent
ial (
Intru
sion
) -
Gas
and
Oil
Mig
ratio
n
Des
crip
tive
Geo
sphe
re M
odel
Rep
ort
- C
once
ptua
l Geo
sphe
re M
odel
- G
eosp
here
Dat
a Se
t
Geo
logi
c M
odel
Hyd
roge
olog
ic M
odel
Geo
mec
hani
cal M
odel
Bruc
e N
ucle
ar S
ite S
ite-S
peci
fic In
vest
igat
ions
OPG
Geo
scie
nce
Geo
synt
hesi
s Re
port
- Cha
ract
eris
atio
n U
ndis
turb
ed S
yste
m
- Ass
essm
ent R
epos
itory
Indu
ced
Dis
turb
ance
s- A
sses
smen
t Lon
g-te
rm E
volu
tion
G
eosy
nthe
sis
L
ead
Con
trac
tor
Safe
ty A
sses
smen
t
Envi
ronm
enta
l Ass
essm
ent
Rep
osito
ry E
ngin
eerin
g
Geo
synt
hesi
s
Des
crip
tive
Geo
sphe
re
Mod
el
Sum
mar
y to
EA
9
●M
ulti-
year
ste
pwis
e in
vest
igat
ive
prog
ram
to c
olle
ct th
e da
ta
requ
ired
to m
eet G
SC
P o
bjec
tives
●P
hase
1 fo
cuse
d on
sev
eral
initi
atio
n ta
sks,
2-D
sei
smic
sur
veys
, es
tabl
ishm
ent o
f loc
al s
eism
ogra
ph n
etw
ork
& s
hallo
w b
edro
ck
mon
itorin
g w
ells
, dril
ling
and
test
ing
of tw
o de
ep v
ertic
al b
oreh
oles
(D
GR
-1 a
nd D
GR
-2),
initi
al e
xplo
rato
ry la
bora
tory
test
ing
prog
ram
, an
d gr
ound
wat
er m
onito
ring.
●S
ubse
quen
t pha
sed
will
focu
s on
dril
ling
and
test
ing
of a
dditi
onal
de
ep v
ertic
al b
oreh
ole(
s) a
nd in
clin
ed b
oreh
ole(
s) to
tria
ngul
ate
DG
R, d
eep
stra
tigra
phy
& h
ead,
in-s
itu s
tress
test
ing
off-s
ite),
expa
nded
labo
rato
ry te
stin
g pr
ogra
m a
nd g
roun
dwat
er m
onito
ring.
Geo
scie
nce
�Sc
ope
of S
CP
10
Mai
n Ph
ase
1 W
ork
Elem
ents
●R
e-es
tabl
ish
shal
low
bed
rock
mon
itorin
g w
ells
(US
-ser
ies
wel
ls):
Fall
07
●E
xpan
d se
ism
ic (e
arth
quak
e) m
onito
ring
netw
ork:
Sum
mer
200
7
●2-
D s
eism
ic re
flect
ion
surv
eys:
Oct
06
●B
oreh
ole
drilli
ng, c
ore
logg
ing
and
field
test
ing
(DG
R-1
& 2
): D
ec 0
6 -A
ug 0
7
●O
ppor
tuni
stic
gro
undw
ater
sam
plin
g fo
r geo
chem
ical
/isot
ope
test
ing
(6 a
ttem
pts,
4 s
ucce
ssfu
l D
GR
-1; 1
suc
cess
ful a
ttem
pt D
GR
-2):
Mar
-Ju
ly 0
7
●B
oreh
ole
geop
hysi
cal l
oggi
ng: M
ay 0
7 (D
GR
1) A
ug 0
7 (D
GR
2)
●S
tradd
le-p
acke
r hyd
raul
ic te
stin
g: J
un/J
uly
07 (D
GR
1) A
ug/S
ept 0
7 (D
GR
2)
●In
stal
latio
n of
long
-term
mul
ti-le
vel g
roun
dwat
er m
onito
ring
wel
ls: S
ept 0
7 (D
GR
1) a
nd N
ov 0
7 (D
GR
2)
●La
bora
tory
cor
e te
stin
g fo
r min
eral
ogy/
petro
grap
hy, p
orew
ater
char
acte
rizat
ion,
diff
usio
n,
perm
eabi
lity,
por
osity
, geo
mec
hani
calp
rope
rties
: Feb
07
�S
ept 0
7
●D
eep
bedr
ock
hydr
ogeo
logi
cm
onito
ring:
Oct
07
13
Ove
rvie
w o
f GSC
P D
GR
Pha
se 1
Dril
ling
Prog
ram
●Tw
o se
para
te b
oreh
oles
(DG
R-1
and
DG
R-2
) to
min
imiz
e cr
oss
conn
ectio
n be
twee
n sh
allo
w a
nd d
eep
hydr
ogeo
logi
cen
viro
nmen
ts
●D
GR
-1 (~
460m
) to
top
of Q
ueen
ston
Shal
e (S
iluria
n-D
evon
ian
Fms)
!O
pen
inte
rval
from
~18
0 m
to 4
60 m
BG
S
●D
GR
-2 (~
860
m) t
o to
p of
Pre
cam
bria
n ba
sem
ent (
Ord
ovic
ian
Fms)
!O
pen
inte
rval
from
~46
0 m
to 8
60 m
BG
SDril
ling
with
BO
Psto
add
ress
pot
entia
l gas
issu
es
!M
NR
Pro
vinc
ial O
pera
ting
Stan
dard
s (W
ell L
icen
ses)
●C
ontin
uous
wire
line
corin
g te
chni
ques
(3 m
cor
e ba
rrel)
●R
eam
ing
bore
hole
afte
r cor
ing
to a
ccom
mod
ate
larg
er d
iam
eter
cas
ing
-tel
esco
pe c
asin
g te
chni
ques
to is
olat
e zo
nes
●24
hou
r dril
ling
(2 s
hifts
)
●Bo
reho
le o
rient
atio
n su
rvey
s pe
riodi
cally
whi
le d
rillin
g
15
DG
R-1
& 2
Dril
ling
and
Stra
tigra
phy
Elevation Meters
250
200
150
100
50 0 50 100
150
200
300
250
350
400
450
500
600
550
650
700
DG
R-2
Gro
uted
Ste
elC
asin
g O
pen
Bore
hole
DG
R-1
US-
4
Bois
Bla
nc D
lst
Amhe
rstb
urg
Lmst
Bass
Isla
nd D
lst
Salin
a A2
-mem
ber D
lst
Salin
a C
-mem
ber S
hale
Salin
a B-
mem
ber D
lst/A
nhyd
rite
Salin
a A1
-mem
ber S
hale
Gue
lph
Dls
t
Cab
ot H
ead
Shal
eM
anito
ulin
Dls
t
Que
enst
on S
hale
Geo
rgia
n B
ay S
hale
Blue
Mou
ntai
n Sh
ale
Cob
ourg
Lm
st
Sher
man
Fal
l Lm
st
Kirk
field
Lm
st
Cob
ocon
k Lm
st
Gul
l Riv
er L
mst
Shad
ow L
ake
Slts
t/Sst
Cam
bria
n Ss
t
Prec
ambr
ian
Base
men
t
Salin
a F-
mem
ber S
hale
Salin
a E-
mem
ber D
lst
Rep
osito
ry H
oriz
on
17
Cor
ing
Bits
Dia
mon
d Im
preg
nat
ed B
itD
iam
ond
Impr
egn
ated
Bit
Pol
y D
iam
ond
Cry
stal
(P
DC
) B
itP
oly
Dia
mon
d C
ryst
al (
PD
C)
Bit
19
Maj
or F
indi
ngs
●O
ther
than
20
m o
ffset
at s
urfa
ce, b
edro
ck g
eolo
gy h
as b
een
cons
iste
nt w
ith p
redi
ctio
ns
●Fo
rmat
ion
hydr
aulic
and
geo
mec
hani
calp
rope
rties
app
ear c
onsi
sten
t with
exp
ecta
tions
(Que
enst
onan
d C
obou
rgsh
ales
appe
ar c
ompe
tent
)
●D
iski
ng o
f cor
e in
Blu
e M
ount
ain
and
Col
lingw
ood
shal
eslim
iting
abi
lity
to c
olle
ct in
tact
sam
ples
for l
ab
test
ing.
No
evid
ence
of b
oreh
ole
brea
kout
s in
Ord
ovic
ian
shal
esin
DG
R-2
●Zo
ne o
f los
t dril
ling
fluid
circ
ulat
ion
foun
d at
~14
0 m
in B
ass
Isla
nds
dolo
ston
e
●Fl
owin
g ar
tesi
an c
ondi
tions
with
in C
ambr
ian
sand
ston
e (u
p to
70
L/m
in) c
onsi
stin
g of
sal
ine
grou
ndw
ater
●Li
mite
d op
portu
nitie
s fo
r gro
undw
ater
sam
plin
g du
ring
drill
ing
belo
w S
alin
a F
Mem
ber s
hale
●N
o si
gnifi
cant
oil
or g
as o
ccur
renc
es d
etec
ted
durin
g dr
illing
●Po
rew
ater
extra
ctio
n fro
m th
e lo
w p
oros
ity a
nd p
erm
eabi
lity
Ord
ovic
ian
shal
esan
d lim
esto
nes
rem
ains
a
chal
leng
e
20
DG
R-1
Dril
ling
Seq
uenc
e~
~~
~~
~~
~~
~~
~~
~~
~~
~~
~~
~~
~~
~~
~~
~~
~~
~~
~~
~
Elevation Meters
250
200
150
100
50 0 50 100
150
200
300
250
350
400
450
500
600
550
650
700
Bois
Bla
nc D
lst
Amhe
rstb
urg
Lmst
Bass
Isla
nd D
lst
Salin
a A
2-m
embe
r Dls
t
Salin
a C
-mem
ber S
hale
Salin
a B
-mem
ber D
lst/A
nhyd
rite
Salin
a A
1-m
embe
r Sha
le
Gue
lph
Dls
t
Cabo
t Hea
d S
hale
Man
itoul
in D
lst
Que
enst
on S
hale
Geo
rgia
n B
ay S
hale
Blue
Mou
ntai
n Sh
ale
Cobo
urg
Lmst
Sher
man
Fal
l Lm
st
Kirk
field
Lm
st
Cobo
conk
Lm
st
Gul
l Riv
er L
mst
Shad
ow L
ake
Slts
t/Sst
Cam
bria
n Ss
t
Prec
ambr
ian
Bas
emen
t
Salin
a F-
mem
ber S
hale
Salin
a E
-mem
ber D
lst
Rep
osito
ry H
oriz
on
Dep
th(m
BG
S)
25 178
450
Sur
face
Cas
ing
Cor
ing
toF-
shal
eR
eam
ing
&S
et C
asin
gC
orin
gto
Que
enst
on
13 3
/8�
9 5/
8�
6�
6�~
~~
~~
~~
~~
~~
~~
~~
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~
Elevation Meters
250
200
150
100
50 0 50 100
150
200
300
250
350
400
450
500
600
550
650
700
Bois
Bla
nc D
lst
Amhe
rstb
urg
Lmst
Bass
Isla
nd D
lst
Salin
a A
2-m
embe
r Dls
t
Salin
a C
-mem
ber S
hale
Salin
a B
-mem
ber D
lst/A
nhyd
rite
Salin
a A
1-m
embe
r Sha
le
Gue
lph
Dls
t
Cabo
t Hea
d S
hale
Man
itoul
in D
lst
Que
enst
on S
hale
Geo
rgia
n B
ay S
hale
Blue
Mou
ntai
n Sh
ale
Cobo
urg
Lmst
Sher
man
Fal
l Lm
st
Kirk
field
Lm
st
Cobo
conk
Lm
st
Gul
l Riv
er L
mst
Shad
ow L
ake
Slts
t/Sst
Cam
bria
n Ss
t
Prec
ambr
ian
Bas
emen
t
Salin
a F-
mem
ber S
hale
Salin
a E
-mem
ber D
lst
Rep
osito
ry H
oriz
on
Dep
th(m
BG
S)
25 178
450
Sur
face
Cas
ing
Cor
ing
toF-
shal
eR
eam
ing
&S
et C
asin
gC
orin
gto
Que
enst
on
13 3
/8�
9 5/
8�
6�
6�
Hol
e
diam
(inch
)
Hol
e di
am(m
m)
Cas
ing
(inch
)C
asin
g (m
m)
17 ½
�44
5 m
m13
3/8
�34
0 m
m
12 ¼
�31
8 m
m9
5/8�
245
mm
6 ¼
�16
0
mm
21
DG
R-2
Dril
ling
Seq
uenc
e
Hol
e
diam
(inch
)
Hol
e di
am(m
m)
Cas
ing
(inch
)C
asin
g (m
m)
24�
610
mm
20�
508
mm
17 ½
�44
5 m
m13
3/8
�34
0 m
m
12 ¼
�31
8 m
m9
5/8�
245
mm
6 ¼
�16
0 m
m
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~
Elevation Meters
250
200
150
100
50 0 50 100
150
200
300
250
350
400
450
500
600
550
650
700
Boi
s B
lanc
Dls
t
Am
hers
tbur
g Lm
st
Bas
s Is
land
Dls
t
Sal
ina
A2-
mem
ber D
lst
Sal
ina
C-m
embe
r Sha
leS
alin
a B
-mem
ber D
lst/A
nhyd
rite
Sal
ina
A1-
mem
ber S
hale
Gue
lph
Dls
t
Cab
ot H
ead
Sha
leM
anito
ulin
Dls
t
Que
enst
on S
hale
Geo
rgia
n B
ay S
hale
Blu
e M
ount
ain
Sha
le
Cob
ourg
Lm
st
She
rman
Fal
l Lm
st
Kirk
field
Lm
st
Cob
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11_B
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nits
12_B
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13_A
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14_A
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24_S
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29_C
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30_P
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Bru
ce S
ite: R
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nal G
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53
Reg
iona
l Hyd
roge
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mis
try:
Sta
ble
Isot
opes
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
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54
Site
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eris
atio
n �
Num
eric
al M
odel
ling
Elev
atio
n (m
)61
- 17
517
5 - 2
11.1
5421
1.15
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48.6
9224
8.69
2 - 2
86.2
3128
6.23
1 - 3
23.7
6932
3.76
9 - 3
61.3
0836
1.30
8 - 3
98.8
4639
8.84
6 - 4
36.3
8543
6.38
5 - 4
73.9
2347
3.92
3 - 5
11.4
6251
1.46
2 - 5
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s
Clim
ate
Cha
nge:
Gla
ciat
ion/
Perm
afro
st
-15
-10-505
Basal Temperature (C)
-120
-100
-80
-60
-40
-20
0Ti
me
Bef
ore
Pres
ent (
kyr)
051015202530
Ice Normal Stress (MPa)
Tem
pera
ture
Nor
mal
Stre
ss
-120
-100
-80
-60
-40
-20
0Ti
me
Bef
ore
Pres
ent (
kyr)
-300
0
-250
0
-200
0
-150
0
-100
0
-5000
Depth Below Ground Surface (m)
-15
-10
-50510
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
Temperature (C)
Uof
T