Feasibility of Using 36 C1 to Depict Water Infiltration at the Pit 7 Complex, LLNL Site 300.

Nimz, G. J.

Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee

关键词: Chlorine;    Water infiltration;    Measurements;    Soils;    Moisture flux;   

RP-ID  :  DE200515013386

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

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来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

Measurements of bomb-pulse 36C1 and chloride concentrations in soils from the Pit 7 Complex basin, LLNL Site 300, combined with a demonstration model of moisture flux and infiltration rate, indicate that the bomb-pulse can be an extremely useful tool for the characterization of the unsaturated hydrology at Site 300. Bomb-pulse 36C1 is readily identifiable in the soil column, and exhibits moisture infiltration-related variations at different locations. It can be used to calibrate chloride accumulation models of unsaturated flow. In the continuing investigation of the origin and development of the Pit 7 Complex tritium plume, bomb-pulse 36C1 will provide a useful mechanism for hydrologic characterization.