The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Groundwater and Soil Remediation supports applied research and technology development (AR&TD) for remediation of environments contaminated by legacy nuclear waste. The program centers on delivering advanced scientific approaches and technologies from highly-leveraged, strategic investments that maximize impact to reduce risk and life-cycle cleanup costs. The current groundwater and soil remediation program consists of four applied programmatic areas: • Deep Vadose Zone – Applied Field Research Initiative • Attenuation Based Remedies – Applied Field Research Initiative • Remediation of Mercury and Industrial Contaminants – Applied Field Research Initiative • Advanced Simulation Capability for Environmental Management. This paper provides an overview of the applied programmatic areas, fiscal year 11 accomplishments, and their near-term technical direction.
Revised: September 4, 2013 |
Published: December 2, 2011
Citation
Gerdes K.D., G.S. Chamberlain, R.S. Aylward, M. Cercy, R. Seitz, R. Ramirez, and K.L. Skubal, et al. 2011.The Office of Groundwater & Soil Remediation Fiscal Year 2011 Research & Development Program. In 37th Annual Radioactive Waste Management Symposium (WM 2011): Global Achievements and Challenges in Waste Management, February 27 - March 3, 2011, Phoenix, Arizona, Paper No. 11513. Tucson, Arizona:Waste Management Symposia, Inc.PNNL-SA-84470.