Floodplain statement of findings for corrective actions in Potrillo Canyon technical area-36, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico

Keller, David Charles¹ 

[1] Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

关键词: DEPLETED URANIUM;    LANL;    COPPER;    CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVES;    EROSION CONTROL;    ALUMINIUM;    LEAD;    RADIUM 226;    RADIUM 228;    STEELS;    GROUND WATER;    CANYONS;    RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION;    SEDIMENTS;    STORMS;    UNDERGROUND EXPLOSIONS;    REMEDIAL ACTION;    ER;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1254257
RP-ID  :  LA-UR--16-23546
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1254257
Others  :  TRN: US1601405

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

In 2014, baseline storm water monitoring samples for Potrillo Canyon Sample Management Area at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) exceeded the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Individual Permit No. NM0030759 target action level (TAL) of 15 picocuries per liter (pCi/L) for gross-alpha radioactivity (393 pCi/L) and a TAL of 30 pCi/L for radium-226 and radium-228 (95.9 pCi/L). Consequently, erosion control measures within the management area are proposed to minimize sediment migration, a corrective action under the permit that is a requirement of the New Mexico Environment Department consent decree and a good management practice to limit off-site sediment migration. The area proposed for erosion controls consists of portions of Technical Area 36 that were used as firing sites primarily involving high explosives (HE) and metal (e.g., depleted uranium, lead, copper, aluminum, and steel), small-explosives experiments and burn pits (burn pits were used for burning and disposal of test debris). In addition, underground explosive tests at an approximate depth of 100 feet were also conducted. These watershed-based storm water controls will focus on addressing erosion occurring within the floodplain through mitigating and reducing both current and future channelization and head cutting.