Site Characterization Plan for the Old Hydrofracture Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Environmental Restoration Program

Technical Report · Fri Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10137467· OSTI ID:10137467

The aboveground structures of the Old Hydrofracture Facility (OHF) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are scheduled for decontamination and decommissioning (D&D). This Site Characterization Plan presents the strategy and techniques to be used to characterize the OHF D&D structures in support of D&D planning, design, and implementation. OHF is located approximately 1 mile southwest of the main ORNL complex. From 1964 to 1979, OHF was used in the development and full-scale application of hydrofracture operations in which 969,000 gal of liquid low-level waste (LLLW) was mixed with grout and then injected under high pressure into a low-permeability shale formation approximately 1/6 mile underground.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States); Bechtel National, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 10137467
• Report Number(s): ORNL/ER/Sub--87-99053/70; ON: DE94009179
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DATA ANALYSIS
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