Preliminary investigation of the 317 Area, ANL-E
- Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
- ATR Environmental Services Ltd., Lemont, IL (United States)
The 317 Area at Argonne National Laboratory-East (ANL-E) is scheduled to undergo a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Facility Investigation, Act or RFI. Prior to the formal RFI, a voluntary, preliminary characterization of the 317 Area was conducted by ANL-E. The characterization results were used to formulate the RFI work plan and provided a better focus for the formal investigation. This site presents a difficult engineering challenge. The nature of the waste disposed at this site in the past includes both liquid chemicals and radioactive waste. The 317 Area is classified as a radiologically controlled area because of operations currently performed there. Present Department of Energy policy stipulates that waste material from such an area must be considered radioactive. The possible presence of hazardous constituents in the soil and groundwater would require the investigation-derived waste generated at the site be disposed as radioactive mixed waste. Besides the nature of the waste possibly contaminating this site, the geology of the site poses an equally enigmatic situation. The ANL-E site is located in a region of recessional glacial moraine deposits.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31-109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 87314
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/EWM/CP-82616; CONF-950225-2; ON: DE95012940; TRN: 95:017629
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Geoenvironment 2000 meeting, Baton Rouge, LA (United States), 22-24 Feb 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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