Site-directed subsurface environmental initiative: Five year summary and plan for fundamental research in subsoils and in groundwater, FY 1989-FY 1993

Technical Report · Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:7243985

The initiative represents a commitment on the part of the Office of Energy Research to use national laboratory resources and specific university expertise to markedly advance the scientific and technological knowledge required to resolve critical environmental concerns. The mixed nuclear and chemical wastes generated by DOE operations contain chemicals common to wastes from most US industries. Furthermore, the wastes share the potential for contamination of major US aquifers. This initiative will, therefore, provide information needed to resolve issues associated with waste disposal at the national level. The overall goal of this research initiative is to develop the necessary scientific basis for resolution of key technical obstacles to defining and remediating contamination at DOE and other waste sites. To accomplish this goal, the resources of the national laboratories, universities, and DOE sites will be fully utilized to develop and demonstrate improved, cost-effective, and environmentally acceptable techniques for predicting the behavior of contaminants and reducing their concentrations in groundwater. The document that follows is a preliminary plan to set general research directions for a program extending into the 1990s; detailed plans and priorities will come later. 2 figs.

• Research Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC. Office of Health and Environmental Research
• OSTI ID: 7243985
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER-0364; ON: DE88010961
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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