Status report for the Small-Tube Lysimeter Facility; Fiscal year 1992

Technical Report · Thu Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10179423· OSTI ID:10179423

Sackschewsky, M R; Kemp, C J ^[1]; Cadwell, L L ^[2]

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1. Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
2. Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)

Westinghouse Hanford Company and Pacific Northwest Laboratory are jointly developing earthen protective barriers for the near-surface disposal of radioactive and hazardous waste at the Hanford Site. The proposed barrier design consists of a blanket of fine-textured soil overlying a sequence of layers, varying from sand to basalt riprap. The experiments conducted at the Small-Tube Lysimeter Facility (STLF) were designed to measure the influence of erosion-control practices and alternate barrier layer configurations on water movement within the barrier, and extraction of water from the barrier. This report describes the results of data collected during the period from September 1988 through May 1992 at the STLF. Four concurrent experiments are being performed at this facility, each of these experiments are designed to test different components of the proposed barrier. The experiments are as follows.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States); Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-87RL10930
• OSTI ID: 10179423
• Report Number(s): WHC-EP--0597; ON: DE93040391
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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