Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory Project; Synthesis of phase I investigation 2001 - 2005, Volume "Geological disposal research"

Fujita, Tomoo ; Taniguchi, Naoki ; Matsui, Hiroya ; Tanai, Kenji ; Maekawa, Keisuke  ; Sawada, Atsushi ; Makino, Hitoshi ; Sasamoto, Hiroshi   ; Yoshikawa, Hideki; Shibata, Masahiro ; Wakasugi, Keiichiro; Hama, Katsuhiro ; Kurikami, Hiroshi  ; Kunimaru, Takanori; Ishii, Eiichi   ; Takeuchi, Ryuji  ; Ota, Kunio ; Miyahara, Kaname  ; Naito, Morimasa ; Yui, Mikazu

This report summarizes the progress of research and development on geological disposal during the surface-based investigation phase (2001-2005) in the Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory project, of which aims are to apply the design methods of geological disposal and mass transport analysis to actual geological conditions obtained from the surface-based investigations in the Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory project as an example of actual geological environment.