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Location: HIDDEN VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB, 3575 E. Hidden Valley Drive, Reno, Nevada
Contact: gsn@gsnv.org
GSN MEMBERSHIP MEETING – NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Time: Drinks @ 6 pm, Dinner @ 6:30 pm, Talk @ 7:30 pm
Sponsor: TonaTec Exploration, LLC
LOCATION: Hidden Valley Country Club, 3575 E. Hidden Valley Drive, Reno
DINNER COST: $50
ONLINE RESERVATIONS CAN BE MADE BELOW!
GUEST SPEAKER: SARAH SPRINGER, RL CONTRACTORS, US DOE
TITLE: “Geologic Modeling and Interpretation at the Hanford Site, Richland, WA”
Abstract:
The Hanford Site, part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear weapons complex, encompasses an area of about 1,500 km2 (580 mi2) northwest of the city of Richland along the Columbia River in southeastern Washington State. In 1943, as part of the top-secret Manhattan Project, the federal government took possession of the Hanford Site to build the world’s first large-scale plutonium-production reactor. Between 1943 and 1963, nine nuclear reactors were built, mainly to produce weapons-grade plutonium. During reactor operations (the last reactor operated through 1987), large amounts of chemical and radioactive wastes were released into the environment that have contaminated the soil and groundwater beneath portions of the Hanford Site. Groundwater at the Hanford Site flows toward the Columbia River, which is the primary exposure route for contaminants to reach human and ecological receptors.
The Hanford Site is located in the Pasco Basin where basalt bedrock is overlain by fluvial sediments and a variety of cataclysmic Ice Age Flood deposits. Understanding the complex geology of the subsurface is critical to the success of soil and groundwater remediation efforts on the site. Whether a project is in the early stages of characterization and conceptual site model development or evaluating the performance of an existing remedy, geologic expertise is a central component.
The maturity of cleanup at the Hanford Site means there are ample data to interpret: over 12,000 boreholes and 5,000 active groundwater wells, borehole based geophysical logs, surface geophysical surveys, core samples, aquifer tests, laboratory evaluations and stratigraphic studies. This presentation provides an overview of geologic modeling and interpretation at the Hanford Site, with examples from remediation projects at different points in the cleanup process.
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11/18/2022 18:00:0011/18/2022 20:30:00America/Los_AngelesGSN MEMBERSHIP MEETING – NOVEMBER 18, 2022GSN MEMBERSHIP MEETING – NOVEMBER 18, 2022 Time: Drinks @ 6 pm, Dinner @ 6:30 pm, Talk @ 7:30 pm Sponsor: TonaTec Exploration, LLC LOCATION: Hidden Valley Country Club, 3575 E. Hidden Valley Drive, Reno DINNER COST: $50 ONLINE RESERVATIONS CAN BE MADE BELOW! GUEST SPEAKER: SARAH SPRINGER, RL CONTRACTORS, US DOE TITLE: “Geologic Modeling and Interpretation at the Hanford Site, Richland, WA” Abstract: The Hanford Site, part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear weapons complex, encompasses an area of about 1,500 km2 (580 mi2) northwest of the city of Richland along the Columbia River in southeastern Washington State. In 1943, as part of the top-secret Manhattan Project, the federal government took possession of the Hanford Site to build the world’s first large-scale plutonium-production reactor. Between 1943 and 1963, nine nuclear reactors were built, mainly to produce weapons-grade plutonium. During reactor operations (the last reactor operated through 1987), large amounts of chemical and radioactive wastes were released into the environment that have contaminated the soil and groundwater beneath portions of the Hanford Site. Groundwater at the Hanford Site flows toward the Columbia River, which is the primary exposure route for contaminants to reach human and ecological receptors. The Hanford Site is located in the Pasco Basin where basalt bedrock is overlain by fluvial sediments and a variety of cataclysmic Ice Age Flood deposits. Understanding the complex geology of the subsurface is critical to the success of soil and groundwater remediation efforts on the site. Whether a project is in the early stages of characterization and conceptual site model development or evaluating the performance of an existing remedy, geologic expertise is a central component. The maturity of cleanup at the Hanford Site means there are ample data to interpret: over 12,000 boreholes and 5,000 active groundwater wells, borehole based geophysical logs, surface geophysical surveys, core samples, aquifer tests, laboratory evaluations and stratigraphic studies. This presentation provides an overview of geologic modeling and interpretation at the Hanford Site, with examples from remediation projects at different points in the cleanup process.[gravityform id="9" title="true" description="true"] Reno, NV
| Event Starts | Event Ends |
| 11/18/2022 | 11/18/2022 |
| All Day Event | |
| 6:00pm | 8:30pm |