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Summary of environmental characterization activities at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Solid Waste Storage Area Six, FY 1986 through 1987

Description: The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Remedial Action Program (RAP), has supported characterization activities in Solid Waste Storage Area (SWSA 6) to acquire information necessary for identification and planning of remedial actions that may be warranted, and to facilitate eventual closure of the site. In FY 1986 investigations began in the areas of site hydrology, geochemistry, soils, geology, and geohydrologic model application. This report summarizes work carried out in each of these area… more
Date: September 30, 1987
Creator: Davis, E. C.; Solomon, D. K.; Dreier, R. B.; Lee, S. Y.; Kelmers, A. D.; Lietzke, D. A. et al.
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Savannah River Site Environmental Implementation Plan. Volume 2, Protection programs

Description: Formal sitewide environmental planning at the . Savannah River Site (SRS) began in 1986 with the development and adoption of the Strategic Environmental Plan. The Strategic Environmental Plan describes the philosophy, policy, and overall program direction of environmental programs for the operation of the SRS. The Strategic Environmental Plan (Volume 2) provided the basis for development of the Environmental Implementation Plan (EIP). The EIP is the detailed, comprehensive environmental master … more
Date: August 1, 1989
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Fire hazards analysis of the Radioactive Waste Management Complex Air Support Buildings

Description: This report describes the methods, analyses, results, and conclusions of a fire hazards risk analysis performed for the RWMC Air Support Buildings. An evaluation of the impact for adding a sprinkler system is also presented. Event and fault trees were used to model and analyze the waste storage process. Tables are presented indicating the fire initiators providing the highest potential for release of radioactive materials into the environment. Engineering insights drawn form the data are also p… more
Date: September 1, 1989
Creator: Davis, M. L. & Satterwhite, D. G.
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An Assessment of health risk associated with mercury in soil and sediment from East Fork Poplar Creek, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Final report

Description: This report presents results from a study conducted to determine the toxicity of Mercury in soils sediments samples. Mice were fed via diet, soils and sediment, from various locations along the East Fork Poplar creek. Tissue distribution of pollutants was determined at various intervals. The tissue level relative to toxicity was used to determine the effect of a complex matrix on the gastrointestinal absorption and tissue distribution of the pollutants (other pollutants included cadmium and sel… more
Date: April 1, 1989
Creator: Revis, N.; Holdsworth, G.; Bingham, G.; King, A. & Elmore, J.
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Characterization recommendations for waste sites at the Savannah River Plant

Description: One hundred and sixty six disposal facilities that received or may have received waste materials resulting from operations at the Savannah River Plant (SRP) have been identified. These waste range from innocuous solid and liquid materials (e.g., wood piles) to process effluents that contain hazardous and/or radioactive constituents. The waste sites have been grouped into 45 categories according the the type of waste materials they received. Waste sites are located with SRP coordinates, a local … more
Date: November 1, 1987
Creator: Carlton, W. H.; Gordon, D. E.; Johnson, W. F.; Kaback, D. S.; Looney, B. B.; Nichols, R. L. et al.
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Design wind speeds for high hazard, moderate hazard, important/low hazard and general use facilities at the Savannah River Site

Description: The design wind speeds for High Hazard, Moderate Hazard, Important/Low Hazard and General Use facilities at the Savannah River Site are developed below using the procedures and site-specific hazards model required by DOE Order 6430.1A. These are less than the previously required Design Wind Speeds and are: (1) High Hazard (Maximum Resistance) Facility, 185 mph; (2) Moderate Hazard (High Resistance) Facility, 37 mph; (3) Important/Low Hazard (Intermediate) Facility, 83 mph; and, (4) General Use … more
Date: September 11, 1989
Creator: King, H. H.
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Consolidated fuel reprocessing program: Criticality experiments with fast test reactor fuel pins in an organic moderator

Description: The results obtained in a series of criticality experiments performed as part of a joint program on criticality data development between the United States Department of Energy and the Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation of Japan are presented in this report along with a complete description of the experiments. The experiments involved lattices of Fast Test Reactor (FTR) fuel pins in an organic moderator mixture similar to that used in the solvent extraction stage of fuel repr… more
Date: December 1, 1986
Creator: Bierman, S. R.
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Radioactive Waste Burial Grounds. Environmental Information Document

Description: This document provides environmental information on postulated closure options for the Radioactive Waste Burial Grounds at the Savannah River Plant and was developed as background technical documentation for the Department of Energy`s proposed Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on waste management activities for groundwater protection at the plant. The results of groundwater and atmospheric pathway analyses, accident analysis, and other environmental assessments discussed in this document are… more
Date: March 1, 1987
Creator: Jaegge, W. J.; Kolb, N. L.; Looney, B. B.; Marine, I. W.; Towler, O. A. & Cook, J. R.
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Savannah River Site RCRA Facility Investigation plan: Road A Chemical Basin

Description: The nature of wastes disposed of at the Road A Chemical Basin (RACB) is such that some degree of soil contamination is probable. Lead has also been detected in site monitoring wells at concentrations above SRS background levels. A RCRA Facility Investigation (RFI) is proposed for the RACB and will include a ground penetrating radar (GPR) survey, collection and chemical and radiological analyses of soil cores, installation of groundwater monitoring wells, collection and chemical and radiological… more
Date: June 1, 1989
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Southern states radiological emergency response laws and regulations

Description: The purpose of this report is to provide a summary of the emergency response laws and regulations in place in the various states within the southern region for use by legislators, emergency response planners, the general public and all persons concerned about the existing legal framework for emergency response. SSEB expects to periodically update the report as necessary. Radiation protection regulations without emergency response provisions are not included in the summary.
Date: July 1, 1989
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A statistical analysis of personnel contaminations in 200 Area facilities

Description: This study determined the frequency statistics of personnel contaminations in 200 Area facilities. These statistics are utilized in probability calculations for contamination risks, and are part of an effort to provide reliable information for use in safety studies. Data for this analysis were obtained from the 200 Area and the Tritium Area Fault Tree Data Banks and were analyzed with the aid of the STATPAC computer code.
Date: May 18, 1983
Creator: Wagner, M. A. & Stoddard, D. H.
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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Facility Investigation Program Plan

Description: This Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Facility Investigation Program Plan has been developed to provide a framework for the completion of RCRA Facility Investigations (RFI) at identified units on the Savannah Rive Site (SRS) facility. As such, the RFI Program Plan provides: technical guidance for all work to be performed, managerial control, a practical, scientific approach. The purpose of this Overview is to demonstrate how the basic RFI Program Plan elements (technical, managemen… more
Date: June 30, 1989
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Criticality experiments with mixed plutonium and uranium nitrate solution at a plutonium fraction of 0.5 in slab and cylindrical geometry

Description: A series of critical experiments was completed with mixed plutonium-uranium solutions having Pu/(Pu + U) ratios of approximately 0.5. These experiments were a part of the Criticality Data Development Program between the United States Department of Energy (USDOE), and the Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (PNC) of Japan. A complete description of, and data from, the experiments are included in this report. The experiments were performed with mixed plutonium-uranium solutions… more
Date: December 1, 1986
Creator: Lloyd, R. C.
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[Dupont SPR] technical report for April 1983 (excerpts)

Description: This is a technical report on the safety performance and radiation monitoring of the Savannah River Site. The report describes the radiation monitoring and doses of each section of the plant site (e.g. reactor areas, separation areas, etc.). Also, results from the dosimetry of the environment at and about the site are discussed. This discussion includes the amount of radiation that is released into the food chain, the underground environments, storage areas, and other areas of the Savannah Rive… more
Date: April 1, 1983
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Evaluation of the need, feasibility, and siting of the MRS in Tennessee. Draft final report

Description: This summary report outlines the results of an independent assessment of the need, feasibility, and siting of the proposed Monitored Retrievable Storage (MRS) facility. The detailed reports of this assessment are included as appendices to the summary report. The Department of Energy (DOE) has concluded that the MRS is not absolutely necessary, but preferred, in order to manage and move spent fuel from reactors to a repository. The team has attemped to assess ``need`` by comparing to advantages … more
Date: December 16, 1985
Creator: Colglazier, E. W. Jr.
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Intruder scenarios for site-specific low-level radioactive waste classification

Description: The US Department of Energy (DOE) has revised its low-level radioactive waste (LLW) management requirements and guidelines for waste generated at its facilities supporting defense missions. Specifically, draft DOE Order 5820.2A, Chapter 3 describes the purpose, policy, and requirements necessary for the management of defense LLW. The draft DOE policy calls for LLW operations to be managed to protect the health and safety of the public, preserve the environment, and ensure that no remedial actio… more
Date: September 1, 1988
Creator: Kennedy, W. E. Jr. & Peloquin, R. A.
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Process hazards review of the 904-A trench

Description: The 904-A trench is an enclosed underground concrete containment for high level and low level radioactive waste lines between the main Laboratory Building 773-A and waste storage and shipping Building 776-A. The waste generated in laboratories and other facilities in 773-A flows by gravity into the high level and low level drain lines, which proceed from 773-A through the 904-A trench. The trench ends at 776-2A, where the underground was handling tanks for both high level and low level liquids … more
Date: August 26, 1988
Creator: Snyder, D. E.
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Environmental information document: Savannah River Laboratory Seepage Basins

Description: This document provides environmental information on postulated closure options for the Savannah River Laboratory Seepage Basins at the Savannah River Plant and was developed as background technical documentation for the Department of Energy`s proposed Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on waste management activities for groundwater protection at the plant. The results of groundwater and atmospheric pathway analyses, accident analysis, and other environmental assessments discussed in this docu… more
Date: March 1, 1987
Creator: Fowler, B. F.; Looney, B. B.; Simmons, R. V. & Bledsoe, H. W.
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Status report on SWSA 6 geophysical studies

Description: As part of the Solid Waste Storage Area (SWSA) 6 remedial investigation activities, surface seismic refraction surveys will be conducted to characterize the thickness of the soil/saprolite horizon (Boegly et al. 1985). The primary advantage of the seismic method is the ability to detect sudden changes in bedrock topography in regions with insufficient borehole data. The lateral resolution capability offered by the seismic refraction method is highly desirable to properly characterize the thickn… more
Date: June 24, 1987
Creator: Dreier, R. B.; Selfridge, R. J. & Beaudoin, C. M.
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Preliminary decommissioning study reports. Volume 4, Gunite storage tanks

Description: This six large gunite storage tanks considered as a group is one of approximately 76 facilities currently managed by the Oak Ridge National Laboratories (ORNL) Surplus Facilities Management Program (SFMP). This program, as part of the Department of Energy (DOE) national SFMP, is responsible for the maintenance and surveillance and the final decommissioning of radioactively contaminated surplus ORNL facilities. A long-range planning effort is being conducted that will outline the scope and objec… more
Date: September 1, 1984
Creator: Horton, J. R.
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Potential safety-related incidents with possible applicability to a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant

Description: The Safety Technology Group is developing methodology that can be used to assess the risk of operating a plant to reprocess spent nuclear fuel. As an early step in the methodology, a preliminary hazards analysis identifies safety-related incidents. In the absence of appropriate safety features, these incidents could lead to significant consequences and risk to onsite personnel or to the public. This report is a compilation of potential safety-related incidents that have been identified in studi… more
Date: May 20, 1982
Creator: Durant, W. S.; Perkins, W. C.; Lee, R. & Stoddard, D. H.
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Hazardous waste treatment and environmental remediation research

Description: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is currently evaluating hazardous waste treatment and environmental remediation technologies in existence and under development to determine applicability to remediation needs of the DOE facilities under the Albuquerque Operations Office and to determine areas of research need. To assist LANL is this effort, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) conducted an assessment of technologies and monitoring methods that have been demonstrated or are… more
Date: September 29, 1989
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