Inventory Data Package for Hanford Assessments

Biogeochemical Considerations Related To The Remediation Of I-129 Plumes

“…Radioiodine is produced at a rate of 1 Ci (37 giga-Becquerels) per gigawatt of electricity produced by nuclear power (McKay, 1984). For example, if all 22 proposed 1-gigwatt U.S. reactors are built, an additional 22 Ci of 129 I will be generated annually (reactors are 98% efficient), and within seven years these reactors will generate more 129 I waste than currently exists at the Hanford Site (65.5 Ci; Kincaid, 2006) and SRS (26 Ci; Hiergesell et al, 2008). Thus, if only a fraction of the proposed nuclear growth from the "Nuclear Renaissance" is realized, a significant increase in world-wide radioiodine inventory will be created by the nuclear power industry.…”

A Demonstration of the System Assessment Capability (SAC) Rev. 1 Software for the Hanford Remediation Assessment Project

“…A number of data packages were developed under the control of this plan. For example, a vadose zone data package (Last et al 2006a), an inventory data package (Kincaid et al 2006), and a risk data package ) have been published.…”

“…• Inventory data package (Kincaid et al 2006) • Geographic and operational site parameters (Last et al 2006b) • Atmospheric data package (Napier and Ramsdell 2005) • Vadose zone hydrology data package (Last et al 2006a) • Groundwater data package (Thorne et al 2006) • Ecological and human risk data package • Ecological characterization data (Downs et al 2004) • Release model data package (Riley and Lopresti 2006).…”

“…Therefore, no examples or applications of this module were included in this report. Am) and has been documented by Kincaid et al (2006). That report also documents the primary data sources used to estimate annual and cumulative inventories.…”

Iodide Accumulation by Aerobic Bacteria Isolated from Subsurface Sediments of a 129 I-Contaminated Aquifer at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina

“…Currently, 146 Ci of 129 I is inventoried in soils at two U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) sites, the Hanford Site and the Savannah River Site (SRS), where it has been identified as a key risk driver in contaminated soils and groundwater (21,24). Furthermore, the global inventory of 129 I will increase significantly if just a fraction of the expected "Nuclear Renaissance" is realized (e.g., between China and India alone, 50 to 60 new nuclear reactors are expected to come online by the year 2020) (16,50).…”