Recharge to low-level radioactive-waste burial trenches 11 through 14, West Valley, New York
Open-File Report
79-990
By: David E. Prudic
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Abstract
After the dry summer of 1978, water levels began to rise in four of seven newer low-level radioactive-waste burial trenches at the Western New York Nuclear Service Center. The water-level rise in these trenches does not appear to be related to ground-water inflow, but rather to increased infiltration of precipitation through the clay-rich till cover over the trenches. The increase in infiltration is attributed to inflow through cracks caused by dessication and (or) settling of the buried refuse. (Woodard-USGS)
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Prudic, D.E., 1979, Recharge to low-level radioactive-waste burial trenches 11 through 14, West Valley, New York: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-990, iii, 12 p. :1 map ;28 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr79990.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Recharge to low-level radioactive-waste burial trenches 11 through 14, West Valley, New York |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 79-990 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr79990 |
| Year Published | 1979 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Description | iii, 12 p. :1 map ;28 cm. |