Results of hydrologic research at a low-level radioactive-waste disposal site near Sheffield, Illinois

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OSTI ID:5764738

Louthian, B L; Gann, E E

Results of approximately 10 years of hydrologic research conducted by the US Geological Survey at a commercial low-level, radioactive-waste disposal site near Sheffield, Illinois, are presented. Research included studies of microclimate, evapotranspiration, and tritium release by plants; runoff and land modification; water movement through a trench cover; gases in the unsaturated zone; water and tritium movement in the unsaturated and saturated zones; and water chemistry. Implications specific to each research topic and those based on overlapped research topics are summarized as to their potential effect on the selection, characterization, design, operation, and decommissioning processes of future low-level radioactive-waste disposal sites. 65 refs., 61 figs., 4 tabs.

• OSTI ID: 5764738
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
FEDERAL REGION V
GROUND DISPOSAL
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROLOGY
ILLINOIS
LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MASS TRANSFER
MATERIALS
MONITORING
NORTH AMERICA
POLLUTION
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
RUNOFF
SOILS
TRITIUM COMPOUNDS
USA
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WATER POLLUTION