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Engineering 'Deinococcus Radiodurans' for Metal Remediation in Radioactive Mixed Waste Sites. (Final Report, 1997-2004).

DE2006837824

Publication Date	2005
Personal Author	Daly, M. J.; Fredrickson, J. K.; Wackett, L. P.
Page Count	8
Abstract	Immense volumes of radioactive waste were generated from the production of 46,000 nuclear weapons in the United States between 1945 and 1986. This is a period when national security priorities often surmounted concerns over the environment. Most wastes included mixtures of inorganic and organic contaminants such as radionuclides, heavy metals, and solvents, which were disposed directly to the ground or stored in subterranean tanks at 120 sites across the United States. Low levels of widespread contamination originating from waste sites have contaminated over 40 million cubic meters of surface and subsurface soils and over 1 trillion liters of groundwater. As a result of the chemical reprocessing of 110,000 tons of nuclear fuel at the Hanford Site, near Richland, Washington, 55 million gallons of radioactive waste were produced at nine reactors and stored in 177 single-shell underground tanks. These tanks have been used since 1943, but had a design-life of only 10-20 years, and leaks were confirmed in 1961.
Keywords	Radioactive wastes Metals Remedial action Radionuclides Toxins Radioactive waste disposal Organic compounds Inorganic compounds Radiation Solvents Contaminants Tanks Sediments Nuclear weapons Chromium Mercury Hydrocarbons Soils Ground water Deinococcus radiodurans
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Uniformed Services Univ. of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD.; Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.; Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA. and Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200616

Engineering 'Deinococcus Radiodurans' for Metal Remediation in Radioactive Mixed Waste Sites. (Final Report, 1997-2004).

Engineering 'Deinococcus Radiodurans' for Metal Remediation in Radioactive Mixed Waste Sites. (Final Report, 1997-2004).
DE2006837824

Publication Date	2005
Personal Author	Daly, M. J.; Fredrickson, J. K.; Wackett, L. P.
Page Count	8
Abstract	Immense volumes of radioactive waste were generated from the production of 46,000 nuclear weapons in the United States between 1945 and 1986. This is a period when national security priorities often surmounted concerns over the environment. Most wastes included mixtures of inorganic and organic contaminants such as radionuclides, heavy metals, and solvents, which were disposed directly to the ground or stored in subterranean tanks at 120 sites across the United States. Low levels of widespread contamination originating from waste sites have contaminated over 40 million cubic meters of surface and subsurface soils and over 1 trillion liters of groundwater. As a result of the chemical reprocessing of 110,000 tons of nuclear fuel at the Hanford Site, near Richland, Washington, 55 million gallons of radioactive waste were produced at nine reactors and stored in 177 single-shell underground tanks. These tanks have been used since 1943, but had a design-life of only 10-20 years, and leaks were confirmed in 1961.
Keywords	Radioactive wastes Metals Remedial action Radionuclides Toxins Radioactive waste disposal Organic compounds Inorganic compounds Radiation Solvents Contaminants Tanks Sediments Nuclear weapons Chromium Mercury Hydrocarbons Soils Ground water Deinococcus radiodurans
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Uniformed Services Univ. of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD.; Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.; Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA. and Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200616