STATUS REPORT ON EVALUATION OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AT ORNL. PART II
- 1 February 1962
- report
- Published by Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
Abstract
Burial Ground 4 was poened in February 1951 and closed to routine burial operations in July 1959. The average rate of burial during this period was about 2j~ acres per year. The site was underlain by the Conasauga shale of Cambrian age. At the burial ground the formation consisted mostiy of maroon and gray shales interbedded with a few thin limestone lenses. Water-level measurements indicated that the buried waste was in contact with ground water during most periods of the year. Activity was detected in water samples from a number of wells located in areas of low topography where ground water contact with the waste was greatest. Radionuclides were also found in seeps and streams within the area. No significant activity from the burial ground was contributed to nearby White Oak Creek. (auth)Keywords
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