Groundwater quality assessment plan for single-shell waste management area B-BX-BY at the Hanford Site

Technical Report · Fri Mar 31 04:00:00 EST 2000

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/752840· OSTI ID:752840

Narbutovskih, SM ^[1]

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1. PNNL

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory conducted a first determination groundwater quality assessment at the Hanford Site. This work was performed for the US Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office, in accordance with the Federal Facility Compliance Agreement during the time period 1996--1998. The purpose of the assessment was to determine if waste from the Single-Shell Tank (SST) Waste Management Area (WMA) B-BX-BY had entered the groundwater at levels above the drinking water standards (DWS). The resulting assessment report documented evidence demonstrating that waste from the WMA has, most likely, impacted groundwater quality. Based on 40 CFR 265.93 [d] paragraph (7), the owner-operator must continue to make the minimum required determinations of contaminant level and of rate/extent of migrations on a quarterly basis until final facility closure. These continued determinations are required because the groundwater quality assessment was implemented prior to final closure of the facility.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 752840
• Report Number(s): PNNL-13022
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
STORAGE FACILITIES
WATER QUALITY