Document Details
Title:
SOIL PROFILES OF MOUNDS ON PLUTONIUM-CONTAMINATED AREAS OF THE NEVADA TEST RANGE COMPLEX
Author(s):
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
REPORT
Publication Date:
1980 Jan 31
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0163
Accession Number:
NV0016236
Document Number(s):
EMSLLV053933
Originating Research Org.:
ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS LABORATORY-LAS VEGAS
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 26
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES SOIL PROFILES OF THE SURFACE SOILS IN MOUNDS IN TWO AREAS LOCATED ON THE TEST RANGE COMPLEX, NYE COUNTY, NEVADA. BOTH AREAS HAVE BEEN THE SITES OF ABOVEGROUND NUCLEAR SAFETY TESTS. THESE A REAS ARE CONTAMINATED WITH PLUTONIUM AND ARE THE OBJECT OF INVESTIGATI ONS REGARDING THE MOVEMENT OF PLUTONIUM IN THE ENVIRONMENT. MOST OF TH E SURFACE SOILS IN THE TWO PLUTONIUM-CONTAMINATED SITES OF THE TEST RA NGE COMPLEX HAVE GRAVELLY TEXTURE AND ARE TYPICALLY CLASSIFIED AS GRAV ELLY SANDY LOAM. MOST OF THE LAND SAMPLED IS EITHER FLOODPLAIN OR ALLU VIAL FAN WITH DEEP SOILS HAVING WELL-DEVELOPED PROFILES AND PLATY OR S UBANGULAR BLOCKY STRUCTURE.