Monitoring Potential Transport of Radioactive Contaminants in Shallow Ephemeral Channels

Technical Report · Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1046454· OSTI ID:1046454

Miller, Julianne J.; Mizell, Steve A.; Nikolich, George; Campbell, Scott A.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nevada Site Office (NSO), Environmental Restoration Soils Activity has authorized the Desert Research Institute (DRI) to conduct field assessments of potential sediment transport of contaminated soil from Corrective Action Unit (CAU) 550, Area 8 Smoky Contamination Area (CA), during precipitation runoff events. CAU 550 includes Corrective Action Sites (CASs) 08-23-03, 08-23-04, 08-23-06, and 08-23-07; these CASs are associated with tests designated Ceres, Smoky, Oberon, and Titania, respectively.

• Research Organization: Desert Research Inst. (DRI), Reno, NV (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC52-06NA26383, DE-NA0000939
• OSTI ID: 1046454
• Report Number(s): Pub. 45242 DOE 26383-28; TRN: US1204354
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CONTAMINATION
MONITORING
PRECIPITATION
RUNOFF
SECURITY
SEDIMENTS
SOILS
TRANSPORT
RADIOACTIVITY TRANSPORT
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nevada Site Office (NSO), Environmental Restoration Soils Activity has authorized the Desert Research Institute (DRI) to conduct field assessments of potential sediment transport of contaminated soil from Corrective Action Unit (CAU) 550, Area 8 Smoky Contamination Area (CA), during precipitation runoff events. CAU 550 includes Corrective Action Sites (CASs) 08-23-03, 08-23-04, 08-23-06, and 08-23-07
these CASs are associated with tests designated Ceres, Smoky, Oberon, and Titania, respectively.