Examples of Key Processes Affecting the Geosphere for Crystalline Rock

We define the structure of a methodology being developed by NUMO to assess the likelihood that volcanic or rock deformation processes could significantly affect sites that may emerge from the Japanese volunteer siting process. Simple criteria are used to exclude clearly unsuitable areas at the outset: the present methodology is developing probabilistic techniques to look at likelihood in nonexcluded areas. These are based on scientific models for the occurrence of volcanism and a range of proxy indicators for potential future rock deformation.