A characterization study of the Old F-Area Seepage Basin at the United States Department of Energy's Savannah River Plant

Technical Report · Sun Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:5593630

Shedrow, C B ^[1]

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1. Shedrow (C.B.) Environmental Consultants, Inc., Columbia, SC (United States)

The Old F-Area Seepage Basin of Savannah River Plant (Building No. 904-49G), which is located outside of the F-Area perimeter security fence and north of the 221-F building, was constructed as a test facility in 1954 to treat waste flows from the F-Area chemical separations facilities. The basin possesses a surface area of approximately 1.3 acres and is partially subdivided into two cells. It is estimated that up to 13.7 million gallons of aqueous process wastes were discharged to this basin during its operation. Overflow from the basin was discharged into an unnamed tributary of Upper Three Runs Creek. In 1955 the basin was taken offline because its seepage rate was inadequate to assimilate increased waste flows generated by the chemical separations facilities. However, the old basin has been used intermittently to treat storm water runoff and process effluents from the F-2 Outfall. The basin presently contains approximately 18 inches of accumulated rain water. The objective of this investigation was to identify the chemical and radiological constituents associated with the Old F-Area Seepage Basin and define their spatial distribution within the basin's bottom sediments. The analytical results are presented.

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River Plant; Shedrow (C.B.) Environmental Consultants, Inc., Columbia, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-76SR00001; AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 5593630
• Report Number(s): CORR-87-0117-Rev.3; ON: DE92013123
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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