Cs-137 transport in Steel Creek

Technical Report · Tue Jan 12 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5715692

The initial estimate of the expected Cs-137 transport in Steel Creek following L Reactor restart as presented in the Environmental Assessment, was based on historical data. To improve these estimates of Cs-137 remobilization in the Steel Creek system, Cs-137 transport studies were made during the L-Reactor pumping tests of ambient water in February to April 1982. Based on data from measurements conducted during the L-Reactor pump tests of March 1982, the suspended sediment-water transport during the first year will be only 2.3 +- 1.8 Ci/y. Values for the other two components of the transport estimate (hot water desorption and biota loss) remain unchanged. The reassessmant will reduce the estimated ten year release from 41 to 14.4 Ci.

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (USA). Savannah River Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-76SR00001
• OSTI ID: 5715692
• Report Number(s): DPST-83-671; ON: DE84000639
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CESIUM 137
CESIUM ISOTOPES
COOLING SYSTEMS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS
ISOTOPES
L REACTOR
LIQUID WASTES
MASS TRANSFER
MATERIALS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
PRODUCTION REACTORS
RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
REACTORS
SEDIMENTS
SPECIAL PRODUCTION REACTORS
STREAMS
SURFACE WATERS
WASTES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES