A new tool for analysis of cleanup criteria decisions.

Journal Article · Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2003 · Health Phys.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00004032-200308001-00009· OSTI ID:961158

Klemic, G A; Bailey, P; Elcock, D; USDOE,

Radionuclides and other hazardous materials resulting from processes used in nuclear weapons production contaminate soil, groundwater, and buildings around the United States. Cleanup criteria for environmental contaminants are agreed on prior to remediation and underpin the scope and legacy of the cleanup process. Analysis of cleanup criteria can be relevant for future agreements and may also provide insight into a complex decision making process where science and policy issues converge. An Internet accessible database has been established to summarize cleanup criteria and related factors involved in U.S. Department of Energy remediation decisions. This paper reports on a new user interface for the database that is designed to integrate related information into graphic displays and tables with interactive features that allow exploratory data analysis of cleanup criteria. Analysis of 137Cs in surface soil is presented as an example.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: EM
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 961158
• Report Number(s): ANL/EA/JA-45086; HLTPAO; TRN: US201010%%979
• Journal Information: Health Phys., Vol. 85, Issue 2, Spec. Suppl. ; Aug. 2003; ISSN 0017-9078
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: ENGLISH

Related Subjects

45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
97 MATHEMATICAL METHODS AND COMPUTING
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
BUILDINGS
CONTAMINATION
DATA ANALYSIS
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
DECISION MAKING
GROUND WATER
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
INTERNET
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
PRODUCTION
RADIOISOTOPES
REMEDIAL ACTION
SOILS
US DOE