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Title: Near-Surface Engineered Environmental Barrier Integrity

Abstract

The INEEL Environmental Systems Research and Analysis (ESRA) program has launched a new R&D project on Near-Surface Engineered Environmental Barrier Integrity to increase knowledge and capabilities for using engineering and ecological components to improve the integrity of near-surface barriers used to confine contaminants from the public and the environment. The knowledge gained and the capabilities built will help verify the adequacy of past remedial decisions and enable improved solutions for future cleanup decisions. The research is planned to (a) improve the knowledge of degradation mechanisms (weathering, biological, geological, chemical, radiological, and catastrophic) in times shorter than service life, (b) improve modeling of barrier degradation dynamics, (c) develop sensor systems to identify degradation prior to failure, and (d) provide a better basis for developing and testing of new barrier systems to increase reliability and reduce the risk of failure. Our project combines selected exploratory studies (benchtop and field scale), coupled effects accelerated aging testing and the meso-scale, testing of new monitoring concepts, and modeling of dynamic systems. The performance of evapo- transpiration, capillary, and grout-based barriers will be examined.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
911331
Report Number(s):
INEEL/CON-02-00156
DOE Contract Number:  
DE-AC07-99ID-13727
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Spectrum 2002,Reno, NV,08/04/2002,08/08/2002
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
12 - MGMT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; barrier; cleanup; contaminants

Citation Formats

Piet, Steven James, Breckenridge, Robert Paul, Beller, John Michael, Geesey, Gill Gregroy, Glenn, David Frankie, Jacobson, Jacob Jordan, Martian, Pete, Matthern, Gretchen Elise, Mattson, Earl Douglas, Porro, Indrek, Southworth, Finis Hio, Steffler, Eric Darwin, Stormberg, Angelica Isabel, Stormberg, Gregory John, Versteeg, Roelof Jan, and White, Gregory J. Near-Surface Engineered Environmental Barrier Integrity. United States: N. p., 2002. Web.
Piet, Steven James, Breckenridge, Robert Paul, Beller, John Michael, Geesey, Gill Gregroy, Glenn, David Frankie, Jacobson, Jacob Jordan, Martian, Pete, Matthern, Gretchen Elise, Mattson, Earl Douglas, Porro, Indrek, Southworth, Finis Hio, Steffler, Eric Darwin, Stormberg, Angelica Isabel, Stormberg, Gregory John, Versteeg, Roelof Jan, & White, Gregory J. Near-Surface Engineered Environmental Barrier Integrity. United States.
Piet, Steven James, Breckenridge, Robert Paul, Beller, John Michael, Geesey, Gill Gregroy, Glenn, David Frankie, Jacobson, Jacob Jordan, Martian, Pete, Matthern, Gretchen Elise, Mattson, Earl Douglas, Porro, Indrek, Southworth, Finis Hio, Steffler, Eric Darwin, Stormberg, Angelica Isabel, Stormberg, Gregory John, Versteeg, Roelof Jan, and White, Gregory J. 2002. "Near-Surface Engineered Environmental Barrier Integrity". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/911331.
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title = {Near-Surface Engineered Environmental Barrier Integrity},
author = {Piet, Steven James and Breckenridge, Robert Paul and Beller, John Michael and Geesey, Gill Gregroy and Glenn, David Frankie and Jacobson, Jacob Jordan and Martian, Pete and Matthern, Gretchen Elise and Mattson, Earl Douglas and Porro, Indrek and Southworth, Finis Hio and Steffler, Eric Darwin and Stormberg, Angelica Isabel and Stormberg, Gregory John and Versteeg, Roelof Jan and White, Gregory J},
abstractNote = {The INEEL Environmental Systems Research and Analysis (ESRA) program has launched a new R&D project on Near-Surface Engineered Environmental Barrier Integrity to increase knowledge and capabilities for using engineering and ecological components to improve the integrity of near-surface barriers used to confine contaminants from the public and the environment. The knowledge gained and the capabilities built will help verify the adequacy of past remedial decisions and enable improved solutions for future cleanup decisions. The research is planned to (a) improve the knowledge of degradation mechanisms (weathering, biological, geological, chemical, radiological, and catastrophic) in times shorter than service life, (b) improve modeling of barrier degradation dynamics, (c) develop sensor systems to identify degradation prior to failure, and (d) provide a better basis for developing and testing of new barrier systems to increase reliability and reduce the risk of failure. Our project combines selected exploratory studies (benchtop and field scale), coupled effects accelerated aging testing and the meso-scale, testing of new monitoring concepts, and modeling of dynamic systems. The performance of evapo- transpiration, capillary, and grout-based barriers will be examined.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/911331}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2002},
month = {Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2002}
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