Characterization plan for TNX Burying Ground, Savannah River Plant

Technical Report · Wed May 11 00:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:10141340

Kelley, J A ^[1]

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1. CH2M Hill Southeast, Inc., Atlanta, GA (United States)

The TNX Burying Ground, which is located within the TNX security fenceline, was originally built in 1953 for the disposal of waste and debris from an experimental evaporator explosion. The material buried contained approximately 590 kg of uranyl nitrate, with unspecified amounts of tin, conduit, timbers, and other debris. Partial removals were performed in the early 1980s when the waste was encountered during the construction of buildings and process structures at TNX. This Characterization Plan has been prepared to fulfill requirements outlined in the ``Scope of Work for Technical Assistance on Characterization of the TNX Burying Ground.`` This plan provides recommendations for collection of technical data to characterize the Savannah River Plant (SRP) TNX Burying Ground by identifying the numbers, types, depths, and locations of samples, the analyses to be performed, and the methodologies for collection.

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River Plant; CH2M Hill Southeast, Inc., Atlanta, GA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 10141340
• Report Number(s): AX--720936; ON: DE92013127
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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GROUND WATER
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