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Evaluation of isotope migration: land burial. Water chemistry at commercially operated low-level radioactive waste disposal sites. Quarterly progress report, April-June 1976

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5351921
This is the first quarterly progress report of water analyses from commercially operated low-level radioactive waste disposal sites. The program is a joint investigation undertaken by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the United States Geological Survey as part of a comprehensive plan to study the hydrogeological and geochemical behavior of existing commercially operated low-level radioactive waste disposal sites. The objective of the study is to evaluate the existing disposal sites in order to establish criteria for selection and operation of future disposal sites. Water and soil samples obtained from the disposal sites will be analyzed at Brookhaven National Laboratory in order to determine whether migration of radioactive materials has occurred. Water samples were collected from trenches and wells at the Maxey Flats (Morehead), Kentucky, disposal site in April 1976. The procedures used to collect, process, and analyze the samples are described. Analytical results of the dissolved inorganic, organic, and radiochemical constituents of the samples are presented.
Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
OSTI ID:
5351921
Report Number(s):
BNL-NUREG-50623; ON: TI86000177
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English