Vadose Zone Transport Field Study: Status Report

Gee, Glendon W. ; Ward, Anderson L.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.)

关键词: Measuring Methods;    Hydrology;    Ground Water;    Site Characterization;    11 Nuclear Fuel Cycle And Fuel Materials;   

DOI  :  10.2172/789919
RP-ID  :  PNNL-13679
RP-ID  :  AC06-76RLO1830
RP-ID  :  789919

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Studies were initiated at the Hanford Site to evaluate the process controlling the transport of fluids in the vadose zone and to develop a reliable database upon which vadose-zone transport models can be calibrated. These models are needed to evaluate contaminant migration through the vadose zone to underlying groundwaters at Hanford. A study site that had previously been extensively characterized using geophysical monitoring techniques was selected in the 200 E Area. Techniques used previously included neutron probe for water content, spectral gamma logging for radionuclide tracers, and gamma scattering for wet bulk density. Building on the characterization efforts of the past 20 years, the site was instrumented to facilitate the comparison of nine vadose-zone characterization methods: advanced tensiometers, neutron probe, electrical resistance tomography (ERT), high-resolution resistivity (HRR), electromagnetic induction imaging (EMI), cross-borehole radar, and cross-borehole seismic.