Cesium transport in Four Mile Creek of the Savannah River Plant. [Stable cesium and dye tracer studies of /sup 137/Cs transport in creek following hypothetical release]

Technical Report · Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6002617· OSTI ID:6002617

Kiser, D L

The behavior of a large radioactive cesium release to a Savannah River Plant (SRP) stream was examined using a stable cesium release to Four Mile Creek. Measurements following the release show that most of the cesium released was transported downstream; however, sorption and desorption decreased the maximum concentration and increased the travel time and duration, relative to a dye tracer, at sampling stations downstream. The study was made possible by the development of an analytical technique using ammonium molybdophosphate and neutron activation that permitted the measurement of stable cesium concentrations as low as 0.2 ..mu..g/L.

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-09-0001
• OSTI ID: 6002617
• Report Number(s): DP-1528; TRN: 79-019500
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
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ADSORPTION
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
SEDIMENTS
SORPTIVE PROPERTIES
STREAMS
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
AMMONIUM PHOSPHATES
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CONTAMINATION
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MOLYBDENUM COMPLEXES
NEUTRON REACTIONS
RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS
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TRACER TECHNIQUES
ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES
AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS
BARYON REACTIONS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
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MASS TRANSFER
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