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Composite hydrogeological investigation and characterisation methods applied at a nuclear power plant site in T aiwan
Author(s) -
Lo HungChieh,
Chou PoYi,
Huang ChunChieh,
Chen PoJui,
Hsu ShihMeng
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/wej.12041
Subject(s) - borehole , nuclear power plant , hydrogeology , nuclear power , environmental science , lithology , hydraulic conductivity , permeability (electromagnetism) , geology , geotechnical engineering , petroleum engineering , hydrology (agriculture) , soil science , chemistry , geochemistry , soil water , ecology , physics , nuclear physics , biology , biochemistry , membrane
Drawing from the lessons learnt from the F ukushima nuclear disaster in J apan, the assessment of subsurface environmental hazard around nuclear power plants has emerged as a critical task. Consequently, aiming to better understand the possible environmental impact of radiation leaks into the groundwater, a prescreening programme was initiated in 2011 by the T aiwanese government. As part of this programme, this study conducted various borehole prospecting techniques to identify in situ hydrogeological characteristics at C hin‐ S han Nuclear Power Plant. Borehole electrical log, sonic log and temperature/conductivity log were conducted to explain the regional lithologic conditions and permeability of the formation. In conjunction with this, the interwell tracer and pumping test was carried out to simultaneously determine the hydraulic parameters. In our opinion, the implementation of such in situ end‐to‐end investigations is essential in interpreting in situ fluid and solute transport dynamics prior to programming any numerical scheme for early warning, vulnerability assessment and regular monitoring of a nuclear power plant site.