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Title: Nevada National Security Site Integrated Groundwater Sampling Plan, Revision 1, with ROTC-1

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1496639· OSTI ID:1496639
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  1. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Las Vegas, NV (United States). Environmental Management Program

The purpose of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) Integrated Groundwater Sampling Plan (referred to herein as the Plan) is to provide a comprehensive, integrated approach for collecting and analyzing groundwater samples to meet the needs and objectives of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Environmental Management (EM) Nevada Program’s Underground Test Area (UGTA) Activity. Implementation of this Plan will provide high-quality data required by the UGTA Activity for ensuring public protection in an efficient and cost-effective manner. The Plan is designed to ensure compliance with the UGTA Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) (NNSA/NFO, 2015). The Plan’s scope comprises sample collection and analysis requirements relevant to assessing both the extent of groundwater contamination from underground nuclear testing and impact of testing on water quality in downgradient communities. This Plan identifies locations to be sampled by corrective action unit (CAU) and location type, sampling frequencies, sample collection methodologies, and the constituents to be analyzed. In addition, the Plan defines data collection criteria such as well purging, detection levels, and accuracy requirements/recommendations; identifies reporting and data management requirements; and provides a process to ensure coordination between NNSS groundwater sampling programs for sampling analytes of interest to UGTA. Information used in the Plan development—including the rationale for selection of wells, sampling frequency, and the analytical suite—is discussed under separate cover (N-I, 2014) and is not reproduced herein.

Research Organization:
Navarro, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)
DOE Contract Number:
NA0002653
OSTI ID:
1496639
Report Number(s):
DOE/NV-1525-REV 1-ROTC-1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English