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Title: Subsurface materials management and containment system

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1174928

Systems, components, and methods relating to subterranean containment barriers. Laterally adjacent tubular casings having male interlock structures and multiple female interlock structures defining recesses for receiving a male interlock structure are used to create subterranean barriers for containing and treating buried waste and its effluents. The multiple female interlock structures enable the barriers to be varied around subsurface objects and to form barrier sidewalls. The barrier may be used for treating and monitoring a zone of interest.

Research Organization:
Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-99ID13727
Assignee:
Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC (Idaho Falls, ID)
Patent Number(s):
6,758,634
Application Number:
10/062,817
OSTI ID:
1174928
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English