Distribution of sup 137 Cs, sup 90 Sr, sup 238 Pu, sup 239 Pu, sup 241 Am and sup 244 Cm in Pond B, Savannah River Site

Technical Report · Mon May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5135002· OSTI ID:5135002

Whicker, F. W. ^[1]; Pinder, III, J. E.; Bowling, J. W. ^[2]; Alberts, J. J. ^[3]; Brisbin, Jr., I. L. ^[2]

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1. Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (USA)
2. Savannah River Ecology Lab., Aiken, SC (USA)
3. Georgia Univ., Sapelo Island, GA (USA). Marine Inst.

The gradual senescence of present-day operating nuclear facilities, and resultant contamination of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, emphasize the importance of understanding the behavior of radionuclides in the environment. Observations and deductions concerning mechanisms of radionuclide transport can contribute significantly to knowledge of fundamental ecological processes. This study emphasized the ecosystem-level distribution of several long-lived radionuclides in an abandoned reactor cooling impoundment after a twenty year period of chemical and biological equilibration. 90 refs., 14 figs., 5 tabs.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Ecology Lab., Aiken, SC (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-76SR00819
• OSTI ID: 5135002
• Report Number(s): SREL-35; ON: DE90006306
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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