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Title: UTSI/CFFF MHD PROGRAM COMPLETION AND RELATED ACTIVITY

Abstract

Maintenance work on the DOE CFFF facility and other related government property is no longer authorized under this contract in accordance with the DOE-UT Settlement Agreement. Environmental remediation preservation of the facility continued. Government property has been transferred to UTSI as owner which frees up many items for proper disposal. Actions are underway to dispose of other wastes, and control pests and water at the DOE CFFF. Groundwater remediation activities as mandated by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) continued throughout the quarter. A contract was awarded to an environmental consulting company to drill and sample three additional groundwater wells adjacent to the CFFF property. A report on this activity, with results of the sample analysis, has been sent to the TDEC.

Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Energy Technology Lab., Pittsburgh, PA (US); National Energy Technology Lab., Morgantown, WV (US)
Sponsoring Org.:
US Department of Energy (US)
OSTI Identifier:
804104
Report Number(s):
AC22-95PC95231-42
TRN: US200302%%471
DOE Contract Number:
AC22-95PC95231
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Oct 2002
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; MHD GENERATOR CFFF; GROUND WATER; REMEDIAL ACTION; OWNERSHIP; WATER WELLS; SAMPLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT

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abstractNote = {Maintenance work on the DOE CFFF facility and other related government property is no longer authorized under this contract in accordance with the DOE-UT Settlement Agreement. Environmental remediation preservation of the facility continued. Government property has been transferred to UTSI as owner which frees up many items for proper disposal. Actions are underway to dispose of other wastes, and control pests and water at the DOE CFFF. Groundwater remediation activities as mandated by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) continued throughout the quarter. A contract was awarded to an environmental consulting company to drill and sample three additional groundwater wells adjacent to the CFFF property. A report on this activity, with results of the sample analysis, has been sent to the TDEC.},
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year = {Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2002},
month = {Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2002}
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