Waste isolation and contaminant migration - Tools and techniques for monitoring the saturated zone-unsaturated zone-plant-atmosphere continuum
Edited by: T.J. Nicholson and H.D. Arlt
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Abstract
In 1976 the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began studies of unsaturated zone hydrology next to the Nation’s first commercial disposal facility for low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) near Beatty, NV. Recognizing the need for long-term data collection, the USGS in 1983 established research management areas in the vicinity of the waste-burial facility through agreements with the Bureau of Land Management and the State of Nevada. Within this framework, the Amargosa Desert Research Site (ADRS; http://nevada.usgs.gov/adrs/) is serving as a field laboratory for the sustained study of water-, gas-, and contaminant-transport processes, and the development of models and methods to characterize flow and transport. The research is built on multiple lines of data that include: micrometeorology; evapotranspiration; plant metrics; soil and sediment properties; unsaturated-zone moisture, temperature, and gas composition; geology and geophysics; and groundwater. Contaminant data include tritium, radiocarbon, volatile-organic compounds (VOCs), and elemental mercury. Presented here is a summary of monitoring tools and techniques that are being applied in studies of waste isolation and contaminant migration.
Suggested Citation
Andraski, B.J., Stonestrom, D.A., 2011, Waste isolation and contaminant migration - Tools and techniques for monitoring the saturated zone-unsaturated zone-plant-atmosphere continuum, in Proceedings of the workshop on engineered barrier performance related to low-level radioactive waste, decommissioning, and uranium mill tailings facilities (NUREG/CP-0195), Rockville, MD, August 3-5, 2010, p. 3-5-3-8.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Waste isolation and contaminant migration - Tools and techniques for monitoring the saturated zone-unsaturated zone-plant-atmosphere continuum |
| Series number | NUREG/CP-0195 |
| Chapter | 3.5.1 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research |
| Contributing office(s) | Nevada Water Science Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Conference publication |
| Larger Work Title | Proceedings of the workshop on engineered barrier performance related to low-level radioactive waste, decommissioning, and uranium mill tailings facilities (NUREG/CP-0195) |
| First page | 3-5 |
| Last page | 3-8 |
| Conference Title | Workshop on engineered barrier performance related to low-level radioactive waste, decommissioning, and uranium mill tailings facilities |
| Conference Location | Rockville, MD |
| Conference Date | August 3-5, 2010 |