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Title: Uranium Contamination in the Subsurface Beneath the 300 Area, Hanford Site, Washington

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/925719· OSTI ID:925719

This report provides a description of uranium contamination in the subsurface at the Hanford Site's 300 Area. The principal focus is a persistence plume in groundwater, which has not attenuated as predicted by earlier remedial investigations. Included in the report are chapters on current conditions, hydrogeologic framework, groundwater flow modeling, and geochemical considerations. The report is intended to describe what is known or inferred about the uranium contamination for the purpose of making remedial action decisions.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
925719
Report Number(s):
PNNL-17034; 830403000; TRN: US0802467
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English