Overview of DOE's field screening technology development activities

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5860205

Frank, C W; Anderson, T D; Cooley, C R; Hain, K E; Lien, S C.T. ^[1]; Snipes, R L ^[2]; Erickson, M D ^[3]

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1. USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Technology Development
2. Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN (USA)
3. Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)

The Department of Energy (DOE) has recently created the Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, into which it consolidated those activities. Within this new organization, the Office of Technology Development (OTD) is responsible for research, development, demonstration, testing, and evaluation (RDDT E) activities aimed at meeting DOE cleanup goals, while minimizing cost and risk. Site characterization using traditional drilling, sampling, and analytical methods comprises a significant part of the environmental restoration efforts in terms of both cost and time to accomplish. It can also be invasive and create additional pathways for spread of contaminants. Consequently, DOE is focusing on site characterization as one of the areas in which significant technological advances are possible which will decrease cost, reduce risk, and shorten schedules for achieving restoration goals. DOE is investing considerably in R D and demonstration activities which will improve the abilities to screen chemical, radiological, and physical parameters in the field. This paper presents an overview of the program objectives and status and reviews some of the projects which are currently underway in the area. 1 ref.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5860205
• Report Number(s): ANL/CP-70819; CONF-910278--7; ON: DE91010628
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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