Multivariate methods in nuclear waste remediation: Needs and applications

Conference · Fri May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:10149121

Pulsipher, B A

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has developed a strategy for nuclear waste remediation and environmental restoration at several major sites across the country. Nuclear and hazardous wastes are found in underground storage tanks, containment drums, soils, and facilities. Due to the many possible contaminants and complexities of sampling and analysis, multivariate methods are directly applicable. However, effective application of multivariate methods will require greater ability to communicate methods and results to a non-statistician community. Moreover, more flexible multivariate methods may be required to accommodate inherent sampling and analysis limitations. This paper outlines multivariate applications in the context of select DOE environmental restoration activities and identifies several perceived needs.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 10149121
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA--20486; CONF-9205174--1; ON: DE92015094
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
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CORRELATIONS
GROUND WATER
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HEALTH AND SAFETY
LIQUID WASTES
MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
REMEDIAL ACTION
SAMPLING
SOILS
SOLID WASTES
STORAGE FACILITIES
TANKS
UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
WASTE FORMS
WASTE MANAGEMENT