Summary of the landfill remediation problems and technology needs of the Oak Ridge Reservation Environmental Restoration Programs

Technical Report · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6090122· OSTI ID:6090122

This report discusses the following topics: brief description of the Oak Ridge Reservation Environmental Restoration Program; descriptions of representative waste burials at each site; ongoing, planned, or potential remediation; known or anticipated remediation problems; potential applications for robotics in the remediation of Oak Ridge Reservation landfills.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6090122
• Report Number(s): ES/ER/TM-7; ON: DE92003714
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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