Using the Box Complex Method to Optimize Pumping Strategies at the PGDP
- Univ of KY, Dept of Civil Engineering
Over the last several decades numerous hazardous waste sites have taken a heavy toll on the nation's environment. Through the release of toxic chemicals or other pollutant such sites have contaminated either the air, soil, or water beneath them. depending on the type of contaminant, these areas may not be safe for human habitation. Any site that has been contaminated with a hazardous waste and poses a risk to human health or the environment has been classified as a Superfund site by the EPA (EPA 2007) Those sites that pose the greatest environmental risk have been classified as national priority list (NPL) sites, and are eligible for federal clean-up dollars. Of the 15 NPL sites in Kentucky the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP) is contaminated the worst. The PGDP is an active uranium enrichment facility located in approximately 10 miles West of Paducah, Kentucky and 3.5 miles south of the Ohio River.
- Research Organization:
- Kentucky Research Consortium for Energy and Environment, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG05-03OR23032
- OSTI ID:
- 1233313
- Report Number(s):
- UK/KRCEE doc#: 12.3 2007; UK/KRCEE doc#: 12.3 2007
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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