Ward Valley: An Examination of Seven Issues in Earth Sciences and Ecology - Softcover

National Research Council; Division On Earth And Life Studies; Commission On Geosciences, Environment And Resources; Committee To Review Specific Scientific And Technical Safety Issues Related To The Ward Valley, California Low-Level Radioactive Waste Site

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0309052882 ISBN 13: 9780309052887

Publisher: National Academies Press, 1995

Synopsis

The book examines specific scientific and technical safety issues related to the proposed low-level radioactive waste site at Ward Valley, California. It includes, among other issues, evaluation of the potential for infiltration by shallow subsurface water, contamination of ground water and the Colorado River, damaging effects on the desert tortoise habitat, and restoration of the native vegetation.

Table of Contents

• FRONT MATTER
• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• 1 INTRODUCTION
• 2 SETTING OF THE WARD VALLEY SITE
• 3 RECHARGE THROUGH THE UNSATURATED ZONE
• 4 INFILTRATION AND LATERAL FLOW
• 5 GROUND-WATER PATHWAYS TO THE COLORADO RIVER
• 6 SUBSURFACE MONITORING PROGRAM
• 7 FLOOD CONTROL AND ENGINEERING CONSIDERATIONS
• 8 THE DESERT TORTOISE
• 9 REVEGETATION
• APPENDIX A - THE COMMITTEE'S CHARGE
• APPENDIX B - CLASSIFICATION OF WASTES
• APPENDIX C - GENERAL TABLE OF COMMON CONVERSIONS
• APPENDIX D - GLOSSARY OF TERMS
• APPENDIX E - DISSENTING STATEMENT ON ISSUE 1
• APPENDIX F - DISSENTING STATEMENT ON ISSUE 1 AND 7
• APPENDIX G - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS

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Committee to Review Specific Scientific and Technical Safety Issues Related to the Ward Valley, California Low-Level Radioactive Waste Site, National Research Council

About this edition

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0309052882
• ISBN 13: 9780309052887
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 252