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Title HYDROLOGIC AND TRACER STUDIES IN MOHAWK RIVER AT KNOLLS ATOMIC POWER LABORATORY
Creator/Author Simpson, E.S. ; Beetem, W.A. ; Ruggles, F.H. Jr. et al.
Publication Date1959 Jul 01
OSTI IdentifierOSTI ID: 4250525
Report Number(s)SO-45
Resource TypeTechnical Report
Resource RelationOther Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
Research OrgGeological Survey, Albany, N.Y.
SubjectRADIOACTIVE WASTE; BIOLOGY; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DENSITY; DEPOSITS; GROUND WATER; HYDROLOGY; INSTRUMENTS; PHOSPHORUS 32; RADIOACTIVITY; SOLUBILITY; SURFACES; TEMPERATURE; TRACER TECHNIQUES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER
Description/AbstractThe probable effects of release of low concentration radioactive waste from the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory to Mohawk River were investigated. The area of primary interest was Niskavuna Pool, about 15 miles upstream from the confluence of Mohawk and Hudson Rivers. Data on mean flow, flow duration, frequency of floods and of periods of low flow, based on a record for the period 1926-55 of Mohawk River at Cohoes and other points are presented. A continuous record of river stage was obtained at the Knolls beginning in 1948, and is useful as an adjunct to the Cohoes record. During the period 1951 to 1956, data on the chemical quality, temperature, and radioactivity of surface and ground waters in the area were collected. Investigations of sediment and bed material of Mohawk River in the vicinity of Knolls were performed. Three radiotracer tests were conducted, in 1953 and 1954, using the isotope, phosphorus-32. Methods of tracer introduction and of instrumentation were developed for the particular conditions of the tests. The tests indicated that the initial path and dilution of the isotope were sensitive to difference in density between conveying medium and river water. A study of the data pertaining to passage downstream of the isotope indicates that the rate of take-up varied with time rather than with river discharge. The take-up may be connected with the biologic regimen of the river rather than the hydrologic regimen. (auth)
Country of PublicationCountry unknown/Code not available
LanguageEnglish
FormatMedium: X; Size: Pages: 300
AvailabilityNTIS
System Entry Date2008 Feb 05

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