L&IL

W D

eep

Geo

logi

c R

epos

itory

Bru

ce S

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

Bru

ce N

ucle

ar S

ite -

Loca

tion

Bru

ce N

ucle

ar S

ite -

Dee

p G

eolo

gic

Rep

osito

ry

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

5

Des

crip

tive

Site

Mod

el: R

egio

nal S

cale

6

DG

R G

eosc

ienc

e �

Des

crip

tive

Site

Mod

el

�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

11

2-D

Sei

smic

Sur

veys

12

Plan

of 2

-D S

eism

ic S

urve

y

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

14

DG

R-1

& 2

Dril

l Site

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

16

DG

R-1

Blo

wou

t P

reve

nti

onB

low

out

Pre

ven

tion

(BO

P)

Equ

ipm

ent

(BO

P)

Equ

ipm

ent

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

18

DG

R-2

TD

= 8

62.2

5 m

BG

SA

ugus

t 3, 2

007

DG

R-1

Sta

rt D

ate

Dec

embe

r 11,

200

6

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�~

~~

~~

~~

~~

~~

~~

~~

~~

~~

~~

~~

~~

~~

~~

~~

~~

~~

~~

~

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

~~

~~

~~

~~

~~

~~

~~

~~

~~

~

~~

~~

~~

~~

~~

~~

~~

~~

~~

~

Elevation Meters

250

200

150

100

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200

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100

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42

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44

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smog

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synt

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s�

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initi

onA

geo

scie

ntifi

c ex

plan

atio

n of

the

over

all u

nder

stan

ding

of s

itech

arac

teris

tics,

attr

ibut

es a

nd e

volu

tion

(pas

t and

futu

re) a

s th

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late

to

dem

onst

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rm D

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per

form

ance

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saf

ety.

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desc

riptio

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stur

bed

syst

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n as

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men

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iii) a

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in H

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entif

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mun

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synt

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bjec

tives

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ass

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and

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firm

the

geos

cien

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tabi

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;

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atio

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to p

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geo

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safe

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efra

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and

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con

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inte

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47

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synt

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Activ

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