Uranium soils integrated demonstration: Soil characterization project report

Technical Report · Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10180428· OSTI ID:10180428

Cunnane, J C ^[1]; Gill, V R ^[2]; Lee, S Y ^[3]; Morris, D E ^[4]; Nickelson, M D ^[5]; Perry, D L ^[6]; Tidwell, V C ^[7]

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1. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
2. Fernald Environmental Restoration Management Corp., Cincinnati, OH (United States)
3. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
4. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
5. HAZWRAP, Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
6. Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
7. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)

An Integrated Demonstration Program, hosted by the Fernald Environmental Management Project (FEMP), has been established for investigating technologies applicable to the characterization and remediation of soils contaminated with uranium. Critical to the design of relevant treatment technologies is detailed information on the chemical and physical characteristics of the uranium waste-form. To address this need a soil sampling and characterization program was initiated which makes use of a variety of standard analytical techniques coupled with state-of-the-art microscopy and spectroscopy techniques. Sample representativeness is evaluated through the development of conceptual models in an effort to identify and understand those geochemical processes governing the behavior of uranium in FEMP soils. Many of the initial results have significant implications for the design of soil treatment technologies for application at the FEMP.

• Research Organization: Fernald Environmental Restoration Management Corp., Cincinnati, OH (United States); Fluor Daniel Environmental Restoration Management Corp., Fernald, OH (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC24-92OR21972
• OSTI ID: 10180428
• Report Number(s): FEMP/SUB-058; ON: DE94018442; BR: 35EW00000/35EW20100; TRN: AHC29501%%72
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Aug 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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