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Title: Characterization of Direct Push Vadose Zone Sediments from the T and TY Waste Management Areas

Abstract

This report contains all the geochemical and selected physical characterization data collected on vadose zone sediment recovered from 5 direct push characterization holes emplaced to investigate vadose zone contamination associated with leaks from tanks 241-TY-105 (UPR-200-W-152) and 241-TY-106 (UPR-200-W-153). Tank 241-TY-105 is estimated to have leaked 35,000 gal of tributyl phosphate (TBP) waste from the uranium recovery process to the vadose zone in 1960. Tank 241-TY-106 is estimated to have leaked 20,000 gal of TBP-uranium recovery waste to the vadose zone in 1959. Although several drywells in the vicinity of tank 241-TY-106 contain measurable quantities of cesium-137 and/or cobalt-60, their relatively low concentrations indicate that the contaminant inventory in the vadose zone around tank 241-TY-106 is quite small. Additionally, this report contains all the geochemical and selected physical characterization data collected on vadose zone sediment recovered from 7 direct push characterization holes emplaced to investigate vadose zone contamination associated with an overfill event and leak from tank 241-T-101.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
913606
Report Number(s):
PNNL-16649
830403000; TRN: US0800694
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; CESIUM 137; COBALT 60; CONTAMINATION; SEDIMENTS; TBP; URANIUM; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; GEOCHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; STORAGE FACILITIES; LEAKS; DATA; Characterization; Vadose Zone; Laboratory; T-TX-TY; Tank Farm; Contamination; Analytical

Citation Formats

Brown, Christopher F, Valenta, Michelle M, Serne, R Jeffrey, Bjornstad, Bruce N, Lanigan, David C, Iovin, Cristian, Clayton, Ray E, Geiszler, Keith N, Clayton, Eric T, Kutnyakov, Igor V, Baum, Steven R, Lindberg, Michael J, and Orr, Robert D. Characterization of Direct Push Vadose Zone Sediments from the T and TY Waste Management Areas. United States: N. p., 2007. Web. doi:10.2172/913606.
Brown, Christopher F, Valenta, Michelle M, Serne, R Jeffrey, Bjornstad, Bruce N, Lanigan, David C, Iovin, Cristian, Clayton, Ray E, Geiszler, Keith N, Clayton, Eric T, Kutnyakov, Igor V, Baum, Steven R, Lindberg, Michael J, & Orr, Robert D. Characterization of Direct Push Vadose Zone Sediments from the T and TY Waste Management Areas. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/913606
Brown, Christopher F, Valenta, Michelle M, Serne, R Jeffrey, Bjornstad, Bruce N, Lanigan, David C, Iovin, Cristian, Clayton, Ray E, Geiszler, Keith N, Clayton, Eric T, Kutnyakov, Igor V, Baum, Steven R, Lindberg, Michael J, and Orr, Robert D. 2007. "Characterization of Direct Push Vadose Zone Sediments from the T and TY Waste Management Areas". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/913606. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/913606.
@article{osti_913606,
title = {Characterization of Direct Push Vadose Zone Sediments from the T and TY Waste Management Areas},
author = {Brown, Christopher F and Valenta, Michelle M and Serne, R Jeffrey and Bjornstad, Bruce N and Lanigan, David C and Iovin, Cristian and Clayton, Ray E and Geiszler, Keith N and Clayton, Eric T and Kutnyakov, Igor V and Baum, Steven R and Lindberg, Michael J and Orr, Robert D},
abstractNote = {This report contains all the geochemical and selected physical characterization data collected on vadose zone sediment recovered from 5 direct push characterization holes emplaced to investigate vadose zone contamination associated with leaks from tanks 241-TY-105 (UPR-200-W-152) and 241-TY-106 (UPR-200-W-153). Tank 241-TY-105 is estimated to have leaked 35,000 gal of tributyl phosphate (TBP) waste from the uranium recovery process to the vadose zone in 1960. Tank 241-TY-106 is estimated to have leaked 20,000 gal of TBP-uranium recovery waste to the vadose zone in 1959. Although several drywells in the vicinity of tank 241-TY-106 contain measurable quantities of cesium-137 and/or cobalt-60, their relatively low concentrations indicate that the contaminant inventory in the vadose zone around tank 241-TY-106 is quite small. Additionally, this report contains all the geochemical and selected physical characterization data collected on vadose zone sediment recovered from 7 direct push characterization holes emplaced to investigate vadose zone contamination associated with an overfill event and leak from tank 241-T-101.},
doi = {10.2172/913606},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/913606}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jun 08 00:00:00 EDT 2007},
month = {Fri Jun 08 00:00:00 EDT 2007}
}