Successful remediation of four uranium calibration pits at Technical Area II, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Successful remediation of four uranium calibration pits at Technical Area II, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Creator

  • Author: Conway, R.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  • Author: Wade, M.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: INTERA, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  • Author: Tharp, T.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Weston (Roy F.), Inc., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  • Author: Copland, J.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Science Applications International Corp., Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Contributor

  • Sponsor: United States. Department of Energy.
    Contributor Type: Organization
    Contributor Info: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)

Publisher

  • Name: Sandia National Laboratories
    Place of Publication: Albuquerque, New Mexico
    Additional Info: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Date

  • Creation: 1994-12-31

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The first remediation of an Environmental Restoration (ER) Project site at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) was successfully conducted in May and June 1994 at Technical Area II. The removal action involved four Uranium Calibration Pits (UCPs) filled with radioactive or hazardous materials. The concrete culvert pits were used to test and calibrate borehole radiometric logging tools for uranium exploration. The removal action consisted of excavating and containerizing the pit contents and contaminated soil beneath the culverts, removing the four culverts, and backfilling the excavation. Each UCP removal had unique complexities. Sixty 208-L drums of solid radioactive waste and eight 208-L drums of liquid hazardous waste were generated during the VCM. Two of the concrete culverts will be disposed as radioactive waste and two as solid waste. Uranium-238 was detected in UCP-2 ore material at 746 pci/g, and at 59 pci/g in UCP-1 silica sand. UCP-4 was empty; sludge from UCP-3 contained 122 mg/L (ppm) chromium.
  • Physical Description: 14 p.

Subject

  • Keyword: Radioactive Waste Facilities
  • Keyword: Excavation
  • Keyword: Ground Disposal
  • Keyword: Remedial Action
  • STI Subject Categories: 05 Nuclear Fuels
  • Keyword: Soils
  • Keyword: Backfilling
  • Keyword: Decommissioning

Source

  • Conference: 5. international conference on radioactive waste management and environmental remediation, Berlin (Germany), 3-9 Sep 1995

Collection

  • Name: Office of Scientific & Technical Information Technical Reports
    Code: OSTI

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Article

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Other: DE95006308
  • Report No.: SAND--94-3188C
  • Report No.: CONF-950917--1
  • Grant Number: AC04-94AL85000
  • Office of Scientific & Technical Information Report Number: 78604
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc717033

Note

  • Display Note: INIS; OSTI as DE95006308
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