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Title: Remediation of a radioactively contaminated soil using a mobile soil-washing system

Abstract

In order to obtain free-release of a former uranium mining site in Texas, it was required that the surface soil meet specific radiological guidelines. The soil has been contaminated with uranium and radium as a result of the spillage of well-drilling material, process solutions, and ion exchange resins during mining. To meet the required guidelines, the contaminated soil had to be either removed and disposed of off-site or remediated. For economic and long-term liability reasons, remediation of the soil by soil washing was performed. The remediation of this site utilizing the Scientific Ecology Group's soil washing system is discussed in this paper.

Authors:
;  [1]; ; ; ;  [2]
  1. Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
  2. Scientific Ecology Group, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
5893090
Report Number(s):
CONF-930601-
Journal ID: ISSN 0003-018X; CODEN: TANSAO
Resource Type:
Conference
Journal Name:
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 68; Conference: American Nuclear Society (ANS) annual meeting, San Diego, CA (United States), 20-24 Jun 1993; Journal ID: ISSN 0003-018X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; RADIUM; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SOILS; DECONTAMINATION; WASHING; URANIUM; ION EXCHANGE; LAND RECLAMATION; MINING; PROCESS SOLUTIONS; REMEDIAL ACTION; RESINS; URANIUM MINES; ACTINIDES; ALKALINE EARTH METALS; CLEANING; DISPERSIONS; ELEMENTS; METALS; MINES; MIXTURES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PETROCHEMICALS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; POLYMERS; SOLUTIONS; UNDERGROUND FACILITIES; 053002* - Nuclear Fuels- Environmental Aspects- Radioactive Effluents- (1992-); 052002 - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Disposal & Storage; 540250 - Environment, Terrestrial- Site Resource & Use Studies- (1990-)

Citation Formats

Grant, D C, Lahoda, E J, Dietrich, A J, Weigle, D H, Keegan, C P, and Sachse, J D. Remediation of a radioactively contaminated soil using a mobile soil-washing system. United States: N. p., 1993. Web.
Grant, D C, Lahoda, E J, Dietrich, A J, Weigle, D H, Keegan, C P, & Sachse, J D. Remediation of a radioactively contaminated soil using a mobile soil-washing system. United States.
Grant, D C, Lahoda, E J, Dietrich, A J, Weigle, D H, Keegan, C P, and Sachse, J D. 1993. "Remediation of a radioactively contaminated soil using a mobile soil-washing system". United States.
@article{osti_5893090,
title = {Remediation of a radioactively contaminated soil using a mobile soil-washing system},
author = {Grant, D C and Lahoda, E J and Dietrich, A J and Weigle, D H and Keegan, C P and Sachse, J D},
abstractNote = {In order to obtain free-release of a former uranium mining site in Texas, it was required that the surface soil meet specific radiological guidelines. The soil has been contaminated with uranium and radium as a result of the spillage of well-drilling material, process solutions, and ion exchange resins during mining. To meet the required guidelines, the contaminated soil had to be either removed and disposed of off-site or remediated. For economic and long-term liability reasons, remediation of the soil by soil washing was performed. The remediation of this site utilizing the Scientific Ecology Group's soil washing system is discussed in this paper.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5893090}, journal = {Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)},
issn = {0003-018X},
number = ,
volume = 68,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993}
}

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