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Improvement in operating incident experience at the Savannah River burial ground

Author
Cornman, W. R.
Published
United States : [publisher not identified], 1977.
[Oak Ridge, Tennessee] : [U.S. Atomic Energy Commission], 1977.
Physical Description
microfiche : negative ; 11 x 15 cm

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Summary
Low-level radioactive wastes generated at the Savannah River Plant and laboratory are stored at the Savannah River burial ground. These wastes have accumulated from more than 20 years of reprocessing nuclear fuels and materials for defense programs at the Savannah River Plant. Burial in earthen trenches and aboveground storage for transuranic materials are the principal modes of storage. The infrequent operating incidents that have occurred during the 20-year period have been analyzed. The incidents can be categorized as those causing airborne contamination, waterborne contamination, or vegetation contamination through penetration of plant roots into contaminated soil. Contamination was generally confined to the immediate area of the burial ground. Several incidents occurred because of unintentional burial or exhumation of material. The frequency of operating incidents decreased with operating experience of the burial ground, averaging only about two incidents per year during the last six years of operation.
Report Numbers
DP-MS-77-19; CONF-770512-11
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Collection
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission depository collection.
Note
DOE contract number: EY-76-C-09-0001
OSTI Identifier 7296674
Research organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, S.C. (USA). Savannah River Lab.
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