Chemicals discharged to the Columbia River from DUN facilities, fiscal year 1970

• Main Authors: Wells, G.W., Grubb, F.W.
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; COLUMBIA RIVER; WATER POLLUTION; SURFACE WATERS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HAPO; HANFORD PRODUCTION REACTORS; PLUTONIUM; WATER TREATMENT; DECONTAMINATION; FILTERS; ALUMINIUM SULFATES; URANIUM; Pond Inlet; Dun
• Online Access: http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10146117; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/10146117; https://doi.org/10.2172/10146117

This report summarizes the chemical disposal data from facilities operated by Douglas United Nuclear, Inc., during Fiscal Year 1970. The total quantity of chemicals discharged to the Columbia River from the Single-Pass Reactor facilities is detailed in Section I and from the N Reactor facilities in Section II. In addition to the gross quantities shown, supplemental information has been included to note the manner and normal rate of discharge. Section III summarizes the disposal frequencies and estimated quantities of chemicals discharged to the 300 Area process ponds from DUN facilities. These materials are discharged to the process sewer and flow to the 300 Area process ponds. A portion of the chemicals reach the Columbia River through underground seepage. Section III also includes a report of the former Plutonium Recycle Test Reactor water plant. Douglas United Nuclear, Inc., placed this facility in operation in FY 1970 to supply a portion of the area water needs formerly supplied by the City of Richland. As the process sewer system in the 300 Area serves other companies as well, the controls established by DUN include routine composite sampling of the 300 Area process ponds. The automatic sampler collects integrated samples of pond inlet water that are analyzed weekly. This analytical data is included in Section IV.