Remediation of a radioactively contaminated soil using a mobile soil-washing system

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:5893090

Grant, D C; Lahoda, E J ^[1]; Dietrich, A J; Weigle, D H; Keegan, C P; Sachse, J D ^[2]

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1. Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
2. Scientific Ecology Group, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)

In order to obtain free-release of a former uranium mining site in Texas, it was required that the surface soil meet specific radiological guidelines. The soil has been contaminated with uranium and radium as a result of the spillage of well-drilling material, process solutions, and ion exchange resins during mining. To meet the required guidelines, the contaminated soil had to be either removed and disposed of off-site or remediated. For economic and long-term liability reasons, remediation of the soil by soil washing was performed. The remediation of this site utilizing the Scientific Ecology Group's soil washing system is discussed in this paper.

• OSTI ID: 5893090
• Report Number(s): CONF-930601-; CODEN: TANSAO
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States), Vol. 68; Conference: American Nuclear Society (ANS) annual meeting, San Diego, CA (United States), 20-24 Jun 1993; ISSN 0003-018X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
RADIUM
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOILS
DECONTAMINATION
WASHING
URANIUM
ION EXCHANGE
LAND RECLAMATION
MINING
PROCESS SOLUTIONS
REMEDIAL ACTION
RESINS
URANIUM MINES
ACTINIDES
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
CLEANING
DISPERSIONS
ELEMENTS
METALS
MINES
MIXTURES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLYMERS
SOLUTIONS
UNDERGROUND FACILITIES
053002* - Nuclear Fuels- Environmental Aspects- Radioactive Effluents- (1992-)
052002 - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Disposal & Storage
540250 - Environment
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