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DOE standard guidelines for use of probabilistic seismic hazard curves at Department of Energy sites

This Standard is intended to provide guidance in the use of the seismic hazard curves developed by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Experience to-date has shown that application of these methodologies can yield significantly different results. In response to this issue, a Seismic Working Group (SWG) has been formed at the Department of Energy (DOE) Headquarters to coordinate the application of these methodologies within DOE in a… more

Date: December 28, 1992

Item Type: Report

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory Corrective Action Plan in response to Tiger Team assessment. Volume 1, Revision 5

This report presents a complete response to the Tiger Team assessment that was conducted at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and at the US Department of Energy (DOE) Oak Ridge Operations Office (ORO) from October 22, 1990, through November 30, 1990. The action plans have undergone both a discipline review and a cross-cutting review with respect to root cause. In addition, the action plans have been integrated with initiatives being pursued across Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., in res… more

Date: August 23, 1991

Item Type: Report

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Soils and groundwater cleanup at Fernald: A status update on Operable Unit No. 5

This report discusses a status update on the cleanup operations at FERNALD. Discussed is the regulatory framework for FERNALD cleanup; overview of the FERNALD site; description of operable unit 5;remedial investigation; pattern of contamination; feasibility studies; and tangible progress to date.

Date: November 1, 1993

Creator: Yerace, P. J.; Bomberger, A. K. & Brettschneider, D. J.

Item Type: Article

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Performance assessment of the Greater Confinement Disposal facility on the Nevada Test Site: Comparing the performance of two conceptual site models

A small amount of transuranic (TRU) waste has been disposed of at the Greater Confinement Disposal (GCD) site located on the Nevada Test Site`s (NTS) Radioactive Waste Management Site (RWMS). The waste has been buried in several deep (37 m) boreholes dug into the floor of an alluvial basin. For the waste to remain in its current configuration, the DOE must demonstrate compliance of the site with the TRU disposal requirements, 40 CFR 191. Sandia`s approach to process modelling in performance ass… more

Date: December 31, 1993

Creator: Baer, T. A.; Price, L. L. & Gallegos, D. P.

Item Type: Article

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Instructions for borehole sampling

Geologic systems generally are complex with physical properties and trends that can be difficult to predict. Subsurface geology exerts a fundamental control on groundwater flow and contaminant transport. The primary source for direct observation of subsurface geologic information is a borehole. However, direct observations from a borehole essentially are limited to the diameter and spacing of boreholes and the quality of the information derived from the drilling. Because it is impractical to dr… more

Date: November 11, 1994

Creator: Reynolds, K. D. & Lindsey, K. A.

Item Type: Report

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Tritium Tracer Movement as an Analogy for Pump and Treat Remediation

There has been debate over effectiveness of groundwater pump and treat remediation. The goal of the following discussion is to present evidence from a tracer test that illustrates the difficulty in removing contaminants from fractured shale that is typical of portions of the DOE-Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR). This report provides a brief prelude to more detailed analysis that is in progress. Attempts to remediate groundwater contamination with pump and treat technology have been hampered by diffi… more

Date: December 1994

Creator: Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Environmental Sciences Division.

Item Type: Report

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Ozone production at a rural site in Georgia during the summer 1992 SOS campaign

As part of the Southern Oxidant Study (SOS) (UCAR, 1990), Brookhaven National Laboratory operated a ``SENIOR`` (South Eastern Network for Intensive Ozone Research) measurement site on a campaign basis during parts of the summers of 1991 and 1992. Measurements were made for the purpose of understanding the pervasive high levels of O{sub 3} observed in the southeastern US (Meagher et al, 1987 Aneja et al, 1990; NRC, 1991). In this article the authors focus on the 1992 observations of O{sub 3} and… more

Date: June 1, 1993

Creator: Kleinman, L. I.; Lee, Yin-Nan & Springston, S. R.

Item Type: Article

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Decontamination and dismantlement of Plant 7 at Fernald

Decontamination and dismantlement (D&D) tasks have been successfully completed on Plant 7 at the Fernald Environmental Management Project. The seven story facility was radiologically, chemically, and biologically contaminated. The work involved the D&D work beginning with safe shutdown and gross decontamination, and ended with removal of the structural steel. A series of lessons learned were gained which include use of explosives, bidding tactics, safe shutdown, building decontamination and loc… more

Date: November 7, 1994

Creator: Albertin, M.; Borgman, T. & Zebick, B.

Item Type: Article

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

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.

Item Type: Report

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One regional ARM guide for climatic evaluation

One of the early tasks of the Atmospheric Radiation Measurements (ARM) Program is to provide climatic guides for site selection purposes including possible continental, regional, local and on-site locations. The first guide ``A Preliminary ARM Guide for Climatic Evaluations`` provided some climate data on a continental scale; this one is an attempt to show the variability that exists over a region. Kansas was chosen for this particular guide because it satisfies most of the requirements given i… more

Date: April 1, 1990

Creator: Brown, R. M.

Item Type: Report

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[Board on Radioactive Waste Managements action on progress toward objectives]

This report is a progress report to the US DOE from the Board on Radioactive Waste Management (BRWM), which summarizes the activities of the board during the period December 1, 1993 to May 2, 1994. The report summarizes the meetings of the board as a whole, of various of its subcommittees, and of activities it has undertaken to further its original mission. This board is associated with the National Research Council to give advice to US DOE.

Date: November 28, 1994

Item Type: Report

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Sitewide Environmental Assessment for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado

The Solar Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1974 authorized a federal program to develop solar energy as a viable source of the nation`s future energy needs. Under this authority, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) was created as a laboratory of the Department of Energy (DOE) to research a number of renewable energy possibilities. The laboratory conducts its operations both in government-owned facilities on the NREL South Table Mountain (STM) Site near Golden, … more

Date: May 4, 1993

Item Type: Report

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Waukegan Station plume

In a previous report on effects of thermal discharges from power plants into the Great Lakes, we stressed the need for a statistical analysis of the spatial and temporal pattern of the thermal plume. The plume pattern is recognized as stochastic in nature and requires statistical analysis. A single realization of the Waukegan Station plume is studied with emphasis on its information content. Areas between isotherms at various depths are computed together with volumes of water in given temperatu… more

Date: May 1, 1971

Creator: Abu-Shumays, I. K.

Item Type: Report

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The Savannah River Site`s Groundwater Monitoring Program: Second quarter 1992

The Environmental Protection Department/Environmental Monitoring Section (EPD/EMS) administers the Savannah River Site`s (SRS) Groundwater Monitoring Program. During second quarter 1992, EPD/EMS conducted extensive sampling of monitoring wells. EPD/EMS established two sets of criteria to assist in the management of sample results. The flagging criteria do not define contamination levels; instead, they aid personnel in sample scheduling, interpretation of data, and trend identification. Since 19… more

Date: October 7, 1992

Creator: Rogers, C. D.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Sorption properties of carbon-14 on Savannah River Plant soil

Batch experiments performed using {sup 14}C, Savannah River Plant (SRP) soil, and SRP burial ground groundwater indicate that the distribution coefficient, or K{sub d}, for {sup 14}C in the form of carbonates is typically 2 ml/g after 7 hours of equilibration and 55 ml/g after 72 hours. These results were obtained for samples containing {sup 14}C concentrations ranging from 4.2 nCi/ml up to 40.9 nCi/ml. For comparison the concentration of {sup 14}C in the sump leachate of the defense waste lysi… more

Date: October 18, 1988

Creator: McIntyre, P. F.

Item Type: Report

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Chelant extraction and REDOX manipulation for mobilization of heavy metals from contaminated soils

Was the result of open burning and open detonation of chemical agents and munitions in the Toxic Burning Pits area at J-Field, located in the Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County, Maryland, soils have been contaminated with heavy metals. Simultaneous extraction is complicated because of the multitude of contaminant forms that exist. This paper uses data from a treatability study performed at Argonne National Laboratory to discuss and compare several treatment methods that … more

Date: December 1, 1994

Creator: Brewster, Michael D.; Peters, Robert W.; Miller, Gregory A.; Patton, Terry L. & Martino, Louis E.

Item Type: Report

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SRP baseline hydrogeologic investigation: Aquifer characterization. Groundwater geochemistry of the Savannah River Site and vicinity

An investigation of the mineralogy and chemistry of the principal hydrogeologic units and the geochemistry of the water in the principal aquifers at Savannah River Site (SRS) was undertaken as part of the Baseline Hydrogeologic Investigation. This investigation was conducted to provide background data for future site studies and reports and to provide a site-wide interpretation of the geology and geochemistry of the Coastal Plain Hydrostratigraphic province. Ground water samples were analyzed f… more

Date: March 31, 1992

Creator: Strom, R. N. & Kaback, D. S.

Item Type: Report

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Savannah River Site Environmental Implementation Plan. Volume 2, Protection programs

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

Item Type: Report

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Behavior of mercury, lead, cesium, and uranyl ions on four SRS soils

Samples of four Savannah River Site (SRS) soils were tested for sorption behavior with Hg{sup 2+}, Pb{sup 2+}, UO{sub 2}{sup 2+}, and Cs{sup +} ions. The purpose of the study was to determine the selectivity of the different soils for these ions alone and in the presence of the competing cations, H{sup +} and Ca{sup 2+}. Distribution constants, Kd`s, for the test ions in various solutions have been determined for the four soils. In general, sorption by all of the soils appeared to be more compl… more

Date: March 20, 1992

Creator: Bibler, J. P. & Marson, D. B.

Item Type: Report

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Solubility measurement of uranium in uranium-contaminated soils

A short-term equilibration study involving two uranium-contaminated soils at the Fernald site was conducted as part of the In Situ Remediation Integrated Program. The goal of this study is to predict the behavior of uranium during on-site remediation of these soils. Geochemical modeling was performed on the aqueous species dissolved from these soils following the equilibration study to predict the on-site uranium leaching and transport processes. The soluble levels of total uranium, calcium, ma… more

Date: August 1, 1993

Creator: Lee, S. Y.; Elless, M. & Hoffman, F.

Item Type: Report

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Performance of a new wind updating system for a prognostic meteorological model in the environs of Mexico City

Los Alamos National Laboratory and Institute Mexicano del Petroleo are completely a joint study of options for improving air quality in Mexico City. The US Department of Energy supported the efforts of the Los Alamos investigators, while PEMEX supported the efforts of the Mexican researchers. One of the first steps in the process was to develop an understanding of the existing air quality situation. In this context we have modified a three-dimensional, prognostic, higher order turbulence model … more

Date: December 31, 1993

Creator: Williams, M. D.

Item Type: Article

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Initial objectives of on-site empirical modelling of thermal plumes: A preliminary evaluation of a river-site and a lake-site thermal plume

This report recommends developing a statistical model to characterize the three-dimensionall pattern of thermal plumes, It indicates the danger of drawing detailed conclusions on the basis of a small number of observations, and emphasizes the need for proper interpretation of empirical measurements, Two reports, on the discharges (1) from the Dresden Power Station into the Illinois River and (2) from Waukegan Station into-Lake Michigan are analyzed. In conclusion, a plan for interpretation of t… more

Date: May 1, 1970

Creator: Abu-Shumays, I. K.

Item Type: Report

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Projecting the range of potential future climate change as an aid in the assessment of the effectiveness of the Hanford Site Permanent Isolation Barrier

The Hanford Site Permanent Isolation Barrier Development Program was organized to develop an in-place disposal capability for low-level nuclear waste for the US Department of Energy at the Hanford Site in south-eastern Washington. Layered earthen and engineered barriers are being developed by Westinghouse Hanford Company and the Pacific Northwest Laboratory that will function in what is presently a semiarid environment (annual precipitation 150 mm) for at least 1,000 yr by limiting the infiltra… more

Date: October 1, 1993

Creator: Petersen, K. L.

Item Type: Article

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Cooperative expert system reasoning for waste remediations

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is facing a large task in completing Remedial Investigations and Feasibility Studies (RI/FS) for hazardous waste sites across the nation. One of the primary objectives of an RI/FS is the specification of viable sequences of technology treatment trains which can provide implementable site solutions. We present a methodology which integrates expert system technology within an object-oriented framework to create a cooperative reasoning system designed t… more

Date: December 1, 1991

Creator: Bohn, S. J.; Pennock, K. A. & Franklin, A. L.

Item Type: Article

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