Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2018
Keywords
Idaho, Idaho National Laboratory, Snake River plain, nuclear facilities, United States
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1130/G45123.1
Abstract
We present a new probabilistic lava flow hazard assessment for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) nuclear facility that (1) explores the way eruptions are defined and modeled, (2) stochastically samples lava flow parameters from observed values for use in MOLASSES, a lava flow simulator, (3) calculates the likelihood of a new vent opening within the boundaries of INL, (4) determines probabilities of lava flow inundation for INL through Monte Carlo simulation, and (5) couples inundation probabilities with recurrence rates to determine the annual likelihood of lava flow inundation for INL. Results show a 30% probability of partial inundation of the INL given an effusive eruption on the eastern Snake River Plain, with an annual inundation probability of 8.4 × 10−5 to 1.8 × 10−4. An annual probability of 6.2 × 10−5 to 1.2 × 10−4 is estimated for the opening of a new eruptive center within INL boundaries.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Geology, v. 46, issue 10, p. 895-898
This paper is published under the terms of the CC-BY license.
Scholar Commons Citation
Gallant, Elisabeth; Richardson, Jacob; Connor, Charles; Wetmore, Paul; and Connor, Laura, "A New Approach to Probabilistic Lava Flow Hazard Assessments, Applied to the Idaho National Laboratory, Eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho, USA" (2018). School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications. 1095.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/geo_facpub/1095
