Epidemiologic Studies

Records Relating to Cesium at the K-25 Plant

Plan for the Management of K-1407-B and -C Ponds Waste at the Oak Ridge K-25 Site, August 16, 1991

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K-1400, Waste Management Division Document Center

Originating Office: Pond Waste Management Program

Finding Aids: Document center databases

Disposition AuthorityUnscheduled

Series Description: This report details the 1991 management plan put in place for the clean-up and closure of the K-1407-B and -C waste ponds. It outlines Resource Compensation and Recovery Act [RCRA] and Environment, Safety, and Health compliance concerns; managerial strategies; and requirements for technical support. Topics include the storage areas in K-33 and K-25, drum containment for the short and long term, drum processing and storage at K-1417, and sampling, inventory management, closure, and raw waste treatment issues. A project schedule is included, as are sludge, pond, and water sampling results. Maps and diagrams show the storage areas in use and those options under consideration. Cesium-137 results are measured in disintegrations per minute per gram and picocuries per gram (dpm/g and pCi/g).

Data Elements: 89, 103, 117, 124