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Test Plan to Assess Fire Effects on the Function of an Engineered Surface Barrier.

DE2008940999

Publication Date	2008
Personal Author	Ward, A. L.; Berlin, G. T.; Cammann, J. W.; Leary, K. D.; Link, S. O.
Page Count	105
Abstract	Wildfire is a frequent perturbation in shrub steppe ecosystems, altering the flora, fauna, atmosphere, and soil of these systems. Research on fire effects has focused mostly on natural ecosystems with essentially no attention on engineered systems like surface barriers. The scope of this project is to use a simulated wildfire to induce changes in an engineered surface barrier and document the effects on barrier performance. The main objective is to quantify the effects of burning and the resulting post-fire conditions on alterations in soil physical properties, hydrologic response, particularly the water balance, geochemical properties, and biological properties. A secondary objective is to use the lessons learned to maximize fire protection in the design of long-term monitoring systems based on electronic sensors.
Keywords	Hanford reservation Fires Biological effects Radioactive waste facilities Geochemistry Hydrology Temperature measurement Soils
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200910
Contract Number	DE-AC05-76RL01830

Test Plan to Assess Fire Effects on the Function of an Engineered Surface Barrier.

Test Plan to Assess Fire Effects on the Function of an Engineered Surface Barrier.
DE2008940999

Publication Date	2008
Personal Author	Ward, A. L.; Berlin, G. T.; Cammann, J. W.; Leary, K. D.; Link, S. O.
Page Count	105
Abstract	Wildfire is a frequent perturbation in shrub steppe ecosystems, altering the flora, fauna, atmosphere, and soil of these systems. Research on fire effects has focused mostly on natural ecosystems with essentially no attention on engineered systems like surface barriers. The scope of this project is to use a simulated wildfire to induce changes in an engineered surface barrier and document the effects on barrier performance. The main objective is to quantify the effects of burning and the resulting post-fire conditions on alterations in soil physical properties, hydrologic response, particularly the water balance, geochemical properties, and biological properties. A secondary objective is to use the lessons learned to maximize fire protection in the design of long-term monitoring systems based on electronic sensors.
Keywords	Hanford reservation Fires Biological effects Radioactive waste facilities Geochemistry Hydrology Temperature measurement Soils
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200910
Contract Number	DE-AC05-76RL01830