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SEA Tritium (³H) Sensor
Objective
The objective of this project is to develop a real-time, down-hole
monitoring system for the subsurface detection and measurement of
Tritium levels in monitoring wells in the saturated zone (groundwater)
and in the shallower vadose zone. The monitoring system shall detect
Tritium in the subsurface below federal and/or state regulatory limits
for safe drinking water.
Background
Tritium is an integral part of the nuclear weapons industry and has been
released into the environment through both the production and testing of
nuclear weapons. There are many sites across the DOE complex where
Tritium has been released into the subsurface through the disposal of
radioactive waste and at the Nevada Test Site, through the underground
testing of nuclear weapons. DOE facilities have an on-going regulatory
need to be able to monitor Tritium concentrations in groundwater within
deep hydrologic zones and in the shallower non-saturated vadose zone
beneath waste disposal pits and shafts and other release sites.
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