Vadose Zone Characterization Project at the Hanford Tank Farms, S Tank Farm Report
DOE Grand Junction Office, Grand Junction, Colorado

 
GJO-97-31-TAR
GJO-HAN-17

 
 

Hanford Tank Farms Vadose Zone

S Tank Farm Report
 

February 1998
 

Prepared for U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office, Richland, Washington.
Prepared by U.S. Department of Energy, Grand Junction Office, Grand Junction, Colorado.

Work Performed Under DOE Contract No. DE-AC13-96GJ87335 for the U.S. Department of Energy.


Table of Contents

Signature Page
Executive Summary
1.0  Introduction
2.0  Purpose and Scope
3.0  Radionuclides of Interest
4.0  Geology and Hydrogeology
5.0  S Tank Farm Background
6.0  Adjacent Waste Handling Facility Information
7.0  Spectral Gamma Logging Measurements
8.0  Log Data Results
9.0  Development of the Geostatistical Model and the Three-Dimensional Contaminant Visualizations
10.0  Discussion of Results
11.0  Impacts and Implications of the Vadose Zone Contamination
12.0  Conclusions
13.0  Recommendations
14.0  Figures
15.0  References
Appendix A.  S Tank Farm Correlation Plots
Appendix B.  S-SX WMA RCRA Well Logs
Appendix C.  Shape Factor Analysis for S Tank Farm Boreholes