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Section A:
Health Physics Division

Minutes of Conference on Liquid Waste Disposal, August 23-25, 1948

Location:

Active:
Inactive: ORNL, Building 4500N, Rm. H205 vault

Access Restrictions: Unclassified; vault is a security classified area

 Volume: 0.25 lin. in.

Accession or Other ID Number: ORNL 163

Condition: Fair

Container Number Open shelves

Medium: Paper

Scanning Suitability: Suitable

 Duplication: Unknown

Arrangement: Numerical by ORNL number

Originating Office: Health Physics Division

Finding Aids: ORNL Register 1-4397, 1948-1967

Disposition AuthorityUnscheduled

Series Description: These are the minutes of a 1948 conference on liquid waste disposal at ORNL. The agenda included discussions by various representatives from the Chemistry, Technical, Health Physics, and Operations divisions relating to the current waste disposal program and its effectiveness; types of waste from local plant operations and those received from other sites; the methods of waste storage and disposal; summaries of activity levels along White Oak Creek and Lake; uses of burial grounds for disposition of solid waste; analyses of soil samples determining the degree of soil adsorption and activity levels; and the effectiveness of algae as a medium for concentrating activity.

Data Elements: Not Applicable


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