Information on Technical Impracticability for Remediation of Iodine-129 Contamination
Groundwater in the 200-UP-1 operable unit (OU) is contaminated with carbon tetrachloride, uranium, nitrate, chromium (total and hexavalent), iodine-129, technetium-99, and tritium, associated with past nuclear weapons production activities at Hanford. The preferred alternative described in the 2012 Record of Decision (ROD) for the 200-UP-1 OU Interim Remedial Action includes 35 years of active remediation using a combination of groundwater pump-and-treat and monitored natural attenuation (MNA) for portions of the contaminated groundwater, followed by institutional controls until cleanup levels are met for unrestricted use. As noted in the 200-UP-1 OU interim ROD, no treatment technology for iodine-129 had been found that could achieve the drinking water standard (DWS) of 1 pCi/L for the iodine-129 concentrations present in the 200-UP-1 OU groundwater. Therefore, the 200-UP-1 OU interim ROD specified hydraulic containment of the iodine-129 plume, update of the conceptual model for iodine-129, and further evaluation of potentially applicable iodine-129 treatment technologies. The 200-UP-1 OU interim ROD further stated that in the event a viable treatment technology is not available, the use of a technical impracticability (TI) waiver may need to be considered as part of the final remedy and that this information be gathered concurrently with the technology evaluation. Hence, this report provides information relevant to a TI waiver consideration on the current federal 1 pCi/L DWS for iodine-129 in the 200-UP-1 groundwater OU of the Hanford Site.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 1810407
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-28057 Rev 1.0; TRN: US2300683
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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