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Determining preliminary remediation goals for contaminated Hanford sites

Creator:

Hekkala, Darin R.

Abstract:

The Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state was initially created during World War II for the production of plutonium to be used in atomic bombs. A perceived need for a large increase in the number of nuclear weapons spurred expansions in production facilities at Hanford through the 1960's, and production...

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Masters Thesis

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Hanford sites AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Darin R. Hekkala for the degree of Master of Science in
Establishment of concentration ratios for riparian and shrub steppe areas of the eastern Washington Columbia basin

Creator:

Napier, Jonathan Bamberger

Abstract:

Concentration ratios are used to determine the transfer of nuclides from soil to biota to fauna. Some nuclides have limited associated data though, this has not prevented predictions from being performed at sites without associated data. These ratios are site specific and are not fully applicable when applied to other...

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Masters Thesis

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Washington Columbia basin, near the Hanford site. Two hundred and fifty eight samples of opportunity were