Atomic Geography: A Personal History of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (683 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B072MFWH4P |
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| Number of Pages | : | 310 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Perhaps the first environmental engineer at Hanford, Melvin R. Adams shares his perspective on leaking high-level waste storage tanks, dosimeters, and Hanford's obsession with safety. The book is published by Washington State University Press.. His group also designed and tested a marked, maintenance-free disposal barrier, expanded a network of groundwater monitoring wells, and developed a pilot scale pump and treatment plant. In what Adams considers his most successful project, he helped determine the initial scope of the soil and solid waste cleanup. He even answers his least favorite question, insisting he does not glow in the dark. He leaves that unique ability to spent fuel rods in water storage basins - a phenomenon known as Cherenkov radiation. His thoughtful vignettes recall challenges and sites he worked on or found personally intriguing - like the 216-U-pond, contaminated with plutonium longer than any other place in the world. Adams spent 24 years on its 586 square miles of desert terrain