Remediation lessons learned
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The University of Texas at Austin studied site documentation and postclosure monitoring data from three remediation sites to determine the effectiveness of Superfund remediation projects. It was discovered that project engineers relied on specific assumptions and inconclusive data which resulted to errors and intense increases in project costs. Also, the soil borings and samples taken from remediation sites were inappropriate for all locations. The locations considered in the study were the French Ltd and Sikes sites in Crosby, TX, and the Belvidere site in Belvidere, IL.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 1999
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Dynamic compaction of nuclear wastes
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The first use of dynamic compaction to consolidate nuclear waste was done at the Department of Energy's Savannah River Nuclear Plant near Aiken, SC. Ponding, caused by the settlement of the original soil cover over low-level nuclear waste buried there, threatened possible contamination of ground water. Dynamic compaction was considererd as the best means of compressing nuclear wastes as studies would reveal the absence of worker exposure to the waste.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 1992
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