Application of cone penetrometer technology in hydrogeological investigations at the Savannah River Site (SRS) South Carolina
- Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
Assessing the extent of a contaminant plume is a principal goal of environmental investigators. Traditional subsurface site characterization methods using drilling are expensive, invasive, and slow. The DOE is investigating innovative methods for expedited site characterization that are better, safer, faster, and less expensive than traditional methods. Cone penetrometer testing (CPT) technology is being applied at the Savannah River Site (SRS) to determine the effectiveness of a nontraditional characterization tool at environmental sites. CPT technology is recognized as a screening tool by local regulatory authorities and is a rapid and relatively low-cost technology for expedited site characterization. The A/M Area Southern Sector program incorporated a phased approach toward characterization by first using the CPT to delineate the plums boundary, followed by installing groundwater monitoring wells. The study provided the additional hydrogeologic information necessary to better understand the nature and extent of the contaminant plume and the hydrogeologic system in the Southern Sector. This data is essential for the optimal layout of the planned groundwater monitoring well network and recovery system to remediate the aquifers in the area. A number of other test locations were selected during this study for lithologic calibration of the tool and to collect water samples from the aquifers.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-89SR18035
- OSTI ID:
- 10133388
- Report Number(s):
- WSRC-MS-94-064; CONF-940632-5; ON: DE94008277
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Annual meeting and exhibition of the Air and Waste Management Association, Cincinnati, OH (United States), 19-24 Jun 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1994]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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