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Installation of reactive metals groundwater collection and treatment systems

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/638172· OSTI ID:638172
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  1. Rocky Mountain Remediation Services, LLC, Golden, CO (United States). Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site
  2. EnviroMetal Technologies, Inc., Guelph, Ontario (Canada)
  3. Kaiser-Hill, LLC, Golden, CO (United States). Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site

Three groundwater plumes contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and radionuclides at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site are scheduled for remediation by 1999 based on the Rocky Flats Cleanup Agreement (RFCA) (DOE, 1996). These three plumes are among the top 20 environmental cleanup sites at Rocky Flats. One of these plumes, the Mound Site Plume, is derived from a previous drum storage area, and daylights as seeps near the South Walnut Creek drainage. Final design for remediation of the Mound Site Plume has been completed based on use of reactive metals to treat the contaminated groundwater, and construction is scheduled for early 1998. The two other plumes, the 903 Pad/Ryan`s Pit and the East Trenches Plumes, are derived from VOCs either from drums that leaked or that were disposed of in trenches. These two plumes are undergoing characterization and conceptual design in 1998 and construction is scheduled in 1999. The contaminants of concern in these plumes are tetrachloroethene, trichloroethene, carbon tetrachloride and low levels of uranium and americium.

Research Organization:
Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC34-90RF62349
OSTI ID:
638172
Report Number(s):
RFP--5118; CONF-980905--; ON: DE98003481
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English