Evaluation of isotope migration--land bural. Water chemistry at commercially operated low-level radioactive waste disposal sites. Quarterly progress report, January--March 1977

Technical Report · Mon Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6708457· OSTI ID:6708457

Colombo, P; Weiss, A J; Francis, A J

Water samples were collected from ten trenches at the Maxey Flats (Morehead), Kentucky, disposal site in September 1976. Precautions were taken to collect and process the samples under anoxic conditions in accordance with procedures developed for this purpose at Brookhaven National Laboratory. The methods used for the preparation of samples and the analytical techniques employed for inorganic and radiochemical analyses are described. Analytical results of the dissolved radiochemical constituents indicate that all trench water samples contain tritium, strontium-90, and plutonium isotopes. Cobalt-60 and cesium-137 were also detected in most trench water samples. The concentrations of the dissolved inorganic and radiochemical constituents are tabulated for each trench.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-02-0016
• OSTI ID: 6708457
• Report Number(s): BNL-NUREG-50695
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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