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DUSEL at Kimballton, Virginia

DUSEL at Kimballton, Virginia. http:www.phys.vt.edu/~kimballton/. DUSEL Candidate Sites. Butt Mountain. Kimballton Mine. Blacksburg (Virginia Tech). Butt Mountain. General Geology of the Kimballton Area. Geologic Cross Section of Butt Mountain . 110’. Kimballton Limestone Mine.

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DUSEL at Kimballton, Virginia

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  1. DUSEL atKimballton, Virginia http:www.phys.vt.edu/~kimballton/

  2. DUSEL Candidate Sites

  3. Butt Mountain

  4. Kimballton Mine Blacksburg (Virginia Tech) Butt Mountain General Geology of the Kimballton Area

  5. Geologic Cross Section of Butt Mountain

  6. 110’ Kimballton Limestone Mine Large (100+ feet high) caverns currently exist in the Kimballton limestone mine.

  7. Multidisciplinary Research Petroleum Reservoir Formation and Characterization • Geology • Geophysics • Rock Mechanics • Drilling Technology • Geochemistry • Hydrology • Microbiology • Etc. R. Turpening Many research goals of the SECUREarth initiative can be accomplished at Kimballton

  8. Attributes of the Kimballton Site • Geology - hosted in sedimentary rock • Virginia Tech nearby • Short time to 1st science • Transportation and power availability • Low operating costs • Favorable climate and COL • Environmentally friendly (construction • and laboratory working conditions) • Strong local and State support • Congressional awareness

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