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TABLE III-5
WCF DOWNWIND METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS[a]Location
MTR
CFA
EBR I
NRF
Atomic City
EBR II
Arco
TAN
Terreton
Idaho Falls
Maximum ConcentrationStrong Inversion [b]
Diffusion Parameter
(X/Q) [d]
4.44 x 10-21
.76 xl10-13
2.96 x 10-8
2.96 x 10-8
1.27 x 10-6
1.97 x 10-6
2.60 x o10-6
2.61 x 10o-6
2.38 x 10-6
1.80 x 10-6
2.62 x 10-6 (22 mi)Strong Lapse [c]
Diffusion Parameter
(x/Q) [a]1.17
4.90
1.49
1.49
5.13
3.38
1.62
1.31
8.76
4.21
9.30106
10-7
10-7
10-7
10-8
108
108
10"
109
io-9
10-9
10-6 (1/3 mi)[a] Release height 75 meters (no momentum or thermal rise considered)
[b] Strong inversion: n = 0.50; Cy = 0.240; Cz = 0.03
u = 2.0 mps or 4.5 mph
[c] Strong lapse: n = 0.20; Cy = 0.260; Cz = 0.260
U = 4.5 mps or 10 mph
[d] Sutton's continuous point source equation
4. GEOLOGY
The Snake River Plain was formed by the eruption and emplacement of great
masses of volcanic rock. Successive flows of basalt underlie the entire NRTS
but this is mantled by sediments in large areas. The depth of the basalt is
unknown, the greatest depth penetrated by drilling being 1500 feet. A complex
network of communicating voids, formed by contacts between individual lava
flows, exists in the basalt. The principal types of geologic materials that occur
at the surface in the NRTS are basalt, alluvial lake beds, slope wash sediments
and talus, silicic volcanic rocks, and ancient sedimentary rocks.
Windblown sediments cover much of the basalt and some of the older
sediments. The two principal types of windblown material present are loess
and wind-drifted sand and silt. The thickness of these sediments varies in
depth from a few inches to over 100 feet.
Relatively recent volcanism (within the past 2000 years) has occurred
in Craters of the Moon National Monument, 20 miles to the southwest,and at
other locations in the Snake River Plain. There is no way of determiningiii-15
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Lakey, L. T. & Bower, J. R. ICPP Waste Calcining Facility : Safety Analysis Report, report, December 1, 1963; [Idaho Falls, Idaho]. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc67268/m1/49/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.