Savannah River Site
Upper Three Runs Project
Maximum Public, Worker, and Environmental Risks in the year 2007 and beyond:
| Public: Medium
| Worker: Medium
| Environment: High
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Technical Approach Provided by Project Manager:
The technical approach to the preliminary evaluations and investigations will consist of sampling soil, surface water, and groundwater to determine the nature, extent, and mobility of the contaminants associated with the waste units. Once the sampling has been completed, analysis of the data will be performed to evaluate the current and future impacts to human health and the environment due to the waste unit. This information will be used to screen remediation technologies to identify the most effective remedy. The remedy will then be implemented, and post-action monitoring initiated to ensure that it is effective. The types of remedies that are anticipated to be used or are currently in use on the Upper Three Runs Watershed Project are:
• capping (using either natural or synthetic materials),
• removal and proper disposal of contaminated soil and sediments, and
• operation of air stripers (both in situ and ex situ) for removal or destruction of VOCs from the vadose zone and groundwater,
• employment of bioremediation for the destruction of VOCs and the removal of heavy metals
• employment of oxidation for the in situ destruction of dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPL).
In addition to these standard technologies, the Environmental Restoration Division is aggressively pursuing innovative technologies that will either enhance the effectiveness of the remedy or minimize the cost. Innovative technologies to be deployed in this project are the following DNAPL characterization and remediation methods: alcohol micro injection/extraction, partitioning gas trace, laser induced fluorescence, rapid hydrophobic sampling, spectral gamma probe radon, 2-D and 3-D analysis, fenton process effect, hydrophobic membrane, fluorescence, and precision injection/extraction. Additional technologies to be deployed are phytoremediation to attenuate VOC's at shallow subsurface depths at the A/M Area groundwater plume and SCAPS logistics, CPT well installation, and well-head analyzer methods as alternate sample collection and well installation technologies that eliminate or significantly reduce aqueous or non-aqueous Investigative Derived Waste (IDW).
Technologies that are being investigated for this project are 1) innovative alternative in-situ technologies to replace pump and treat for radionuclides, metals and/or VOC contaminants, 2) long term closure cover system for a humid climate, and 3) additional alternate sample collection and well installation technologies that eliminate or significantly reduce aqueous or non-aqueous Investigative Derived Waste (IDW).
Post 2006 Project Scope Provided by Project Manager:
SRL 904-A Process Trench, Stormwater Outfall A-002 and A-024, and Outfall Drainage Ditch X-001 will complete remediation by FY 2009. Inactive Clay Process Sewers to Tims Branch (313-M & 320-M), 211-FB Pu-239 Release, A-Area and H-Area Coal Pile Runoff Basins will complete remedial actions by FY 2013. Steed Pond and Low Level Rad. Waste Disposal Facility (Cap A-D) will complete in FY 2016. Post-closure activities such as maintenance and monitoring will continue.
Project End State Provided by Project Manager:
The Upper Three Runs Watershed Project will meet the EM site end state after the completion of the remediation and monitoring described in the technical approach. After remediation has been completed the sites will be subject to periodic 5-year reviews of the Records of Decision, and the portions of the project where institutional controls were implemented to continue to require oversight until the property is transferred with appropriate deed restrictions.
The full list of science research awards that have the potential to address projects such as this one, which deals with Remedial Action and Health / Ecology / Risk problems, are listed in the Index of Research Awards by Environmental Management Problem Area, in the back of this appendix, under the headings "Remedial Action and Health / Ecology / Risk".
The following awards were identified through systems engineering to have the potential to address the specific needs of this Project. Those research awards that may have the strongest link to this project are designated by the symbol "§".
Award ID
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| § 55014-AL
| Kinetics and Mechanisms of Metal Retention/Release in Geochemical Processes in Soil |
| § 55164-AL
| Advanced Experimental Analysis of Controls on Microbial Fe(III) Oxide Reduction |
| § 54898-AZ
| Molecular Dissection of the Cellular Mechanisms Involved in Nickel Hyperaccumulation in Plants |
| § 54908-AZ
| Partitioning Tracers for In Situ Detection and Quantification of Dense Nonaqueous Phase Liquids in Groundwater Systems |
| § 55097-CA
| Heavy Metal Pumps in Plants |
| § 55278-CA
| Molecular Genetics of Metal Detoxification: Prospects for Phytoremediation |
| § 54698-CA
| Rapid Mass Spectrometric DNA Diagnostics for Assessing Microbial Community Activity During Bioremediation |
| § 55264-CA
| Subsurface High Resolution Definition of Subsurface Heterogeneity for Understanding the Biodynamics of Natural Field Systems: Advancing the Ability for Scaling to Field Conditions |
| § 55343-CA
| Enzyme Engineering for Biodegradation of Chlorinated Organic Pollutants |
| § 55396-CA
| Sorption of Colloids, Organics, and Metals onto Gas-Water Interfaces: Transport Mechanisms and Potential Remediation Technology |
| § 60328-CA
| High Frequency Electromagnetic Impedance Measurements for Characterization, Monitoring and Verification Efforts |
| § 55011-CA
| Surface and Borehole Electromagnetic Imaging of Conducting Contaminant Plumes |
| § 55249-CA
| Experimental Determination of Contaminant Metal Mobility as a Function of Temperature Time and Solution Chemistry |
| § 55284-CA
| Aquifer Transport of Th, U, Ra, and Rn in Solution and on Colloids |
| § 54666-CA
| Mechanisms, Chemistry, and Kinectics of Anaerobic Biodegradation of Cis-Dichloroethylene and Vinyl Chloride |
| § 54860-CA
| Sorption of Heavy Metals and Radionuclides on Mineral Surfaces in the Presence of Organic Co-Contaminants |
| § 54681-CA
| Dynamics of Coupled Contaminant and Microbial Transport in Heterogeneous Porous Media |
| § 55118-CA
| Plant Rhizosphere Effects on Metal Mobilization and Transport |
| § 54926-CA
| Novel Ceramic-Polymer Composite Membranes for the Separation of Hazardous Liquid Waste |
| § 55061-CA
| Fundamental Studies of the Removal of Contaminants from Ground and Waste Waters via Reduction by Zero-Valent Metals |
| § 55041-CA
| Molecular Characterization of a Novel Heavy Metal Uptake Transporter from Higher Plants & its Potential for Use in Phytoremediation |
| § 54661-DE
| Electrochemical Processes for In-Situ Treatment of Contaminated Soils |
| § 54893-FL
| Research Program to Determine Redox Properties and Their Effects on Speciation and Mobility of Pu in DOE Wastes |
| § 55218-GA
| Seismic Surface-Wave Tomography of Waste Sites |
| § 55416-ID
| Control of Biologically Active Degradation Zones by Vertical Heterogeneity: Applications in Fractured Media |
| § 55374-IL
| Use of Sonication for In-Well Softening of Semivolatile Organic Compounds |
| § 55388-IL
| Stable Isotopic Investigations of in situ Bioremediation of Chlorinated Organic Solvents |
| § 54834-IN
| An Investigation of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Sonochemistry for Destruction of Hazardous Waste |
| § 60199-KS
| Seismic-Reflection and Ground Penetrating Radar for Environmental Site Characterization |
| § 59786-MD
| Design and Construction of Deinococcus radiodurans for Biodegradation of Organic Toxins at Radioactive DOE Waste Sites |
| § 55152-MD
| Molecular Profiling of Microbial Communities from Contaminated Sources: Use of Subtractive Cloning Methods and rDNA Spacer Sequences |
| § 54683-MA
| Speciation and Structural Characterization of Plutonium and Actinide-organic Complexes in Surface and Groundwaters |
| § 54888-MA
| Manipulating Subsurface Colloids to Enhance Cleanups of DOE Waste Sites |
| § 55300-MA
| 3-D Spectral IP Imaging: Non-Invasive Characterization of Contaminant Plumes |
| § 55105-MI
| Complete Detoxification of Short Chain Chlorinated Aliphatics: Isolation of Halorespiring Organisms and Biochemical Studies of the Dehalogenating Enzyme Systems |
| § 54680-MI
| The Migration and Entrapment of DNAPLs in Physically and Chemically Heterogeneous Porous Media |
| § 60271-NH
| Characterization of a New Family of Metal Transport Proteins |
| § 54741-NM
| Characterization of Contaminant Transport Using Naturally-Occurring U-Series Disequilibria |
| § 55332-NM
| A Hybrid Hydrologic-Geophysical Inverse Technique for the Assessment and Monitoring of Leachates in the Vadose Zone |
| § 55395-NM
| Physics of DNAPL Migration and Remediation in the Presence of Heterogeneities |
| § 54857-NM
| Surface Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Water Content Distribution in the Subsurface |
| § 55109-NM
| New Permeameters for in situ Characterization of Unsaturated Heterogeneous Permeability |
| § 54639-NM
| Development of an In-Situ Microsensor for the Measurements of Chromium and Uranium in Groundwater at DOE Sites |
| § 54793-NY
| Establishing a Quantitative Functional Relationship Between Capillary Pressure Saturation and Interfacial Area |
| § 54585-OH
| Permanganate Treatment of DNAPLs in Reactive Barriers and Source Zone Flooding Schemes |
| § 55196-OR
| In Situ, Field Scale Evaluation of Surfactant Enhanced DNAPL Recovery Using a Single-Well, Push-Pull Test |
| § 60158-OR
| Development of Radon-222 as a Natural Tracer for Monitoring the Remediation of NAPL Contamination in the Subsurface |
| § 54122-PA
| A Broad Spectrum Catalytic System for Removal of Toxic Organics from Water By Deep Oxidation |
| § 55205-SC
| A Fundamental Study of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Using Fiber Optics for Remote Measurements of Trace Metals |
| § 55013-TN
| Biofiltration of Volatile Pollutants: Engineering Mechanisms for Improved Design, Long-term Operation, Prediction and Implementation |
| § 55033-TN
| Characterization of Chemically Modified Hyperthermophilic Enzymes for Chemical Syntheses and Bioremediation Reactions |
| § 55036-TN
| Colloid Transport and Retention in Fractured Deposits |
| § 55108-TN
| Monitoring Genetic & Metabolic Potential for In Situ Bioremediation: Mass Spectrometry |
| § 55119-TN
| Phase Equilibria Modification by Electric Fields |
| § 55267-TN
| Containment of Toxic Metals and Radionuclides in Porous and Fractured Media: Optimizing Biogeochemical Reduction versus Geochemical Oxidation |
| § 60197-TN
| Microsensors for In-situ Chemical, Physical, and Radiological Characterization of Mixed Waste |
| § 55083-TN
| Behavior of Dense, Immiscible Solvents in Fractured Clay-Rich Soils |
| § 55185-TX
| New Strategies for Designing Inexpensive but Selective Bioadsorbants for Environmental Pollutants: Selection of Specific Ligands & Their Cell Surface Expression |
| § 55216-TX
| In-Situ Characterization of Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids Using Partitioning Tracers |
| § 60069-VT
| Least-Cost Groundwater Remediation Design Using Uncertain Hydrogeological Information |
| § 54635-WA
| Molecular-Level Process Governing the Interaction of Contaminants with Iron and Manganese Oxides |
| § 55031-WA
| Genetic Analysis of Stress Responses in Soil Bacteria for Enhanced Bioremediation of Mixed Contaminants |
| § 60355-WA
| Mineral Surface Processes Responsible for the Decreased Retardation (or Enhanced Mobilization) of 137Cs from HLW Tank Discharges |
| § 54889-WA
| Using Trees to Remediate Groundwaters Contaminated with Chlorinated Hydrocarbons |
| § 54790-CAN-ON
| Microbial Mineral Transformations at the Fe(II)/Fe(III) Redox Boundary for Solid Phase Capture of Strontium and Other Metal/Radionuclide Contaminants |
| 60370-CA
| Rational Design of Metal Ion Sequestering Agents |
| 54546-CA
| Engineered Antibodies for Monitoring of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
| 54847-CO
| Photocatalytic and Chemical Oxidation of Organic Compounds in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide |
| 55012-CO
| Extraction and Recovery of Mercury and Lead from Aqueous Waste Streams Using Redox-active Layered Metal Chalcogenides |
| 60141-DC
| Gamma Ray Imaging for Environmental Remediation |
| 55042-GA
| Quantifying Silica Reactivity in Subsurface Environments: Controls of Reaction Affinity and Solute Matrix on Quartz and SiO2 Glass Dissolution Kinetics |
| 55247-IL
| Sensors Using Molecular Recognition in Luminescent, Conductive Polymers |
| 55294-IL
| Superconducting Open-Gradient Magnetic Separation for the Pretreatment of Radioactive or Mixed Waste Vitrification Feeds |
| 55211-IL
| Cavitational Hydrothermal Oxidation: A New Remediation Process |
| 54942-IN
| Spectroscopy, Modeling and Computation of Metal Chelate Solubility in Supercritical CO2 |
| 54791-KS
| Managing Tight-binding Receptors for New Separations Technologies |
| 54864-KS
| Supramolecular Chemistry of Selective Anion Recognition for Anions of Environmental Relevance |
| 60231-MD
| Novel Miniature Spectrometer for Remote Chemical Detection |
| 59977-MD
| Synthesis and Characterization of Templated Ion Exchange Resins for the Selective Complexation of Actinide Ions |
| 54571-MA
| Removal of Heavy Metals and Organic Contaminants from Aqueous Streams by Novel Filtration Methods |
| 55223-MO
| De Novo Design of Ligands for Metal Separation |
| 54584-NJ
| Comparison of the Bioavailability of Elemental Waste Laden Soils Using in vivo and in vitro Analytical Methodology, and Refinement of Exposure/Dose Models |
| 54724-NM
| Synthesis of New Water-Soluble Metal-Binding Polymers: Combinatorial Chemistry Approach |
| 54751-NM
| High Fluence Neutron Source for Nondestructive Characterization of Nuclear Waste |
| 54770-NM
| New Anion-Exchange Resins for Improved Separations of Nuclear Materials |
| 59967-NM
| Aqueous Electrochemical Mechanisms in Actinide Residue Processing |
| 55387-NM
| Photooxidation of Organic Wastes Using Semiconductor Nanoclusters |
| 60403-NM
| Phase Chemistry of Tank Sludge Residual Components |
| 60474-OH
| Develop and Demonstrate Novel Ultrahigh Sensitivity Heavy Noble Gas Detectors for Long-Term Monitoring of Spent Fuel and TRU Waste |
| 60041-OK
| Removal of Radioactive Cations and Anions from Polluted Water Using Ligand-Modified Colloid-Enhanced Ultrafiltration |
| 60017-PA
| Removal of Technetium, Carbon Tetrachloride, and Metals from DOE Properties |
| 54856-PA
| Structural Biology of the Sequestration & Transport of Heavy Metal Toxins: NMR Structure Determination of Proteins Containing the -Cys-X-Y-Cys-metal Binding Motifs |
| 54973-TN
| A Novel Energy-Efficient Plasma Chemical Process for the Destruction of Volatile Toxic Compounds |
| 55103-TN
| Utilization of Kinetic Isotope Effects for the Concentration of Tritium |
| 55276-TN
| Fundamental Chemistry and Thermodynamics of Hydrothermal Oxidation Processes |
| 54735-TX
| Development of Inorganic Ion Exchangers for Nuclear Waste Remediation |
| 55115-TX
| The Adsorption and Reaction of Halogenated Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC's) on Metal Oxides |
| 54679-WA
| Architectural Design Criteria for F-Block Metal Ion Sequestering Agents |
| 54996-WA
| Ionizing Radiation Induced Catalysis on Metal Oxide Particles |
| 54897-WA
| The Sonophysics and Sonochemistry of Liquid Waste Quantification and Remediation |
| 60050-WA
| Chemical Speciation of Inorganic Compounds under Hydrothermal Conditions |
The following tree shows how the above awards link to this project. When multiple brances are shown leading to or from a problem area, branches to the left are primary links and branches to the right are secondary.
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