Lysimeter tests of SRP waste forms
A field study, estimated to last 10 years, has been started to define leaching and migration rates of radionuclides from typical SRP buried wastes. The study utilizes 42 lysimeters (6-ft or 10-ft diameter by 10-ft deep) which have been charged with soil and waste to simulate burial ground conditions. Eight waste forms were selected for the study, which represent the bulk of the wastes generated at SRP. This report describes the lysimeter design, the physical and radiological characteristics of the wastes, and the experimental approach. Calculations have also been made which predict the migration of various radionuclides in the lysimeter soil. The calculations should provide guidance during the course of the study, and are the basis of recommendations made for collecting and interpreting data so that important parameters of migration can be evaluated.
- Research Organization:
- Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River Lab.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-76SR00001
- OSTI ID:
- 6462287
- Report Number(s):
- DP-1591; ON: DE81027127; TRN: 81-014191
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
SOILS
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
CARBON 14
CESIUM 137
COBALT 60
DATA COMPILATION
FLOW RATE
LEACHING
PLUTONIUM 238
PLUTONIUM 239
RADIOACTIVITY
RECOMMENDATIONS
STRONTIUM 90
TRITIUM
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ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES
ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CARBON ISOTOPES
CESIUM ISOTOPES
COBALT ISOTOPES
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DISSOLUTION
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
HEAVY NUCLEI
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
INFORMATION
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MANAGEMENT
MASS TRANSFER
MATERIALS
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NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEI
NUMERICAL DATA
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOISOTOPES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
STRONTIUM ISOTOPES
US AEC
US DOE
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US ORGANIZATIONS
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WASTES
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