Hydrochemical and isotopic content of basalt groundwaters beneath the Hanford Site, Washington
Information collected over the past 3 years, has significantly contributed to and advanced the hydrological understanding of groundwater flow systems within basalts at the Hanford Site. Hydrochemical and isotopic parameters analyzed include: major inorganics, trace elements, dissolved gas and stable and unstable isotopes. A summary of the hydrochemical data is presented. Stable isotopes are used to determine groundwater recharge areas and to determine evaporation histories of surface-water bodies. In addition they give insight to the type, origin, and age of groundwater. Deuterium, oxygen 18 and sulfur 34 have been used in these studies. Radionuclides have been used in a similar manner as stable isotopes. Discussed are uses of tritium, carbon 14, uranium, and chlorine 36 for the above mentioned purposes. (DMC)
- Research Organization:
- Rockwell International Corp., Richland, WA (USA). Energy Systems Group
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-77RL01030
- OSTI ID:
- 6814814
- Report Number(s):
- RHO-BW-SA-190; CONF-820550-4; ON: DE82015795
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Geological Society of American Rocky Mountain section meeting, Bozeman, MT, USA, 7 May 1982
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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58 GEOSCIENCES
BASALT
HYDROLOGY
GROUND WATER
FLOW RATE
GEOCHEMISTRY
CARBON 14
CHLORINE 36
DEUTERIUM
HANFORD RESERVATION
ISOTOPE RATIO
OXYGEN 18
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RADIOISOTOPES
RECHARGE
STABLE ISOTOPES
SULFUR 34
SURFACE WATERS
TRACER TECHNIQUES
TRITIUM
UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
URANIUM
ACTINIDES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CARBON ISOTOPES
CHEMISTRY
CHLORINE ISOTOPES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
ELEMENTS
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
IGNEOUS ROCKS
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MANAGEMENT
METALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN ISOTOPES
ROCKS
SULFUR ISOTOPES
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
VOLCANIC ROCKS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
052002* - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Disposal & Storage
580100 - Geology & Hydrology- (-1989)
580400 - Geochemistry- (-1989)