THE USE OF CONDITIONAL SIMULATION IN NUCLEAR-WASTE-SITE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT

Stochastic simulation methodology is becoming an important tool for ev aluating the performance of potential nuclear-waste repositories. This article presents an overview of such methodology as it is currently u sed in many waste-management applications. Details involved with the s tatistical and geostatistical analyses of relevant hydrogeologic varia bles are provided in a simulation study of groundwater travel time thr ough an aquifer overlying the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant repository i n southeastern New Mexico.