Hydrologic Transport of Radionuclides from Nuclear Craters and Quarries.
Abstract
Feasibility studies of proposed applications of nuclear explosions for civil construction require the capability to predict the safety of the applications. One specific need for nuclear excavation projects is the development of adequate methods for estimating the hydrologic transport of radionuclides from excavation sites. Such models must consider the complexity of the nuclear, hydrologic, and environmental processes involved and predict, with reliability, the concentrattion of radionuclides in surface and ground waters at locations downstream of a nuclear crater or quarry. The report presents a review of the literature related to the development of numerical and experimental methods for predicting hydrologic transport of radionuclides with specific application to nuclear excavation and quarrying. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0737210
Entities
People
- Paul Kruger
Organizations
- Stanford University