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Main Title 1978 Atlantic 3800-meter radioactive waste disposal site survey : sedimentary, micromorphologic and geophysical analyses /
Author Hanselman, David H. ; Ryan, William B. F.
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Ryan, William B. F.
CORP Author Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, Palisades, NY.;Office of Radiation Programs, Washington, DC.
Publisher Analysis and Support Division, Office of Radiation Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Year Published 1983
Report Number EPA/520/1-83/017; EPA-68-01-4836
Stock Number PB83-262386
Subjects Radioactive waste disposal in the ocean--Atlantic Ocean ; Physical geology
Additional Subjects Ocean bottom ; Atlantic Ocean ; Hudson Canyon ; Marine geology ; Site surveys ; Sedimentation ; Erosion ; Drums(Containers) ; Corrosion ; Deterioration ; Maryland ; Delaware ; Radioactive waste disposal ; Marine disposal ; Low-level radioactive wastes ; Sea bed
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NTIS  PB83-262386 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Edition Rev. June 1983.
Collation 45 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 28 cm
Abstract
During the period of 22-28 July, 1978, five dives were made in the manned submersible ALVIN into the Atlantic Ocean 3800 meter depth radioactive waste disposal site located in the Hudson Canyon channel approximately 320 kilometers from the Maryland-Delaware coast. A geological description of the site was made by direct examination of the bottom topography, bedrock exposures, sedimentary and erosional processes, and sediment cores collected from the dumpsite area. Observations within a depth range of 3985-3830 meters revealed angular blocks and piles of displaced channel wall rock, boulder and cobble olistoliths of Eocene-age chalks derived from higher elevations on the slope, and bedforms such as ripples and scour marks which imply the existence of periodic strong currents. Local benthic fauna were sparse. Three low-level radioactive waste drums were examined from the submersible, and one was subsequently recovered for corrosion, and concrete deterioration analyses. Photographic and visual evidence suggest that downslope transport of objects such as talus blocks, olistoliths, and radioactive waste drums has occurred in this area.
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"Prepared as an account of work sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency of the United States Government." "Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University." "Prepared June 1979." Includes bibliographical references (pages 35-36). "EPA 520/1-83-017." Final. Microfiche.