In situ remediation: Developing containment technologies
The In Situ Remediation Integrated Program (ISR IP) was established by the US Department of Energy`s (DOE) Office of Technology Development (OTD) to advance the state-of-the art of innovative in situ remediation technologies to the point of demonstration, and to broaden the applicability of these technologies to the widely varying site remediation requirements throughout the DOE complex. This program complements ongoing demonstration programs being conducted at several DOE sites. The ISR-IP has been conducting baseline assessments of in situ technologies to support program planning. One of the assessments has focused on evaluating subsurface containment barrier technologies to identify the current state-of-the-art and determine R and D requirements to enable the deployment of these technologies. DOE`s needs are mostly driven by issues concerning the large number of sites requiring remediation, the wide variation among the sites themselves, and the broad range of contaminants at these sites. Many of the sites contain a mixture of organic and inorganic hazardous waste and radioactive waste in a variety of media. Current remedial action strategies for hazardous waste sites are considering containment mostly as an interim action to prevent migration of contaminants from the site until a Record of Decision is made. In some cases, containment is also considered as a remedial action alternative where it is determined to be the best compromise between cost and effectiveness over a relatively short period of time (about 30 years).
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 10177296
- Report Number(s):
- PNL-SA-24403; CONF-940815-83; ON: DE94017479; TRN: AHC29501%%63
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: SPECTRUM `94: international nuclear and hazardous waste management conference,Atlanta, GA (United States),14-18 Aug 1994; Other Information: PBD: Aug 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
In Situ Remediation Integrated Program: FY 1994 program summary
EM-54 Technology Development In Situ Remediation Integrated Program. Annual report
Related Subjects
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
REMEDIAL ACTION
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
CONTAINMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
US DOE
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
LAND POLLUTION
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
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540250
HEALTH AND SAFETY
SITE RESOURCE AND USE STUDIES