Numerical modeling of ground-water flow at Savannah River Plant
The Savannah River Plant is a Department of Energy facility operated primarily to produce nuclear materials for national defense. Solid low-level radioactive waste generated during plant operations is buried in trenches in specific areas designated for this purpose. A three-dimensional finite-difference numerical model has been developed to study the ground-water flow system in the saturated zone underlying these waste burial areas. A steady-state flow model has been calibrated and indicates that the average horizontal hydraulic conductivity of the underlying water-bearing formations is 1.8 meters per day (5.9 feet per day). Given the hydraulic gradients in the area, flow velocities in the range of 10 to 22 meters per day (30 to 70 ft per year) were calculated and are generally supported by aquifer pumping and tracer tests. 8 references, 12 figures.
- Research Organization:
- Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (USA). Savannah River Lab.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-76SR00001
- OSTI ID:
- 5519945
- Report Number(s):
- DP-1638; ON: DE84002443
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AQUIFERS
FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD
FLUID FLOW
GROUND WATER
HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
ITERATIVE METHODS
LIQUID FLOW
LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUMERICAL SOLUTION
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
VELOCITY
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WATER