SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP AT HANFORD -- Copyright -- Preface -- Reviewer Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- CHARGE 1: ASSESS THE TECHNICAL MERIT OF THE S&T WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT UNDER THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING ITS LIKELY CONTRIBUTION… -- CHARGE 2: ASSESS THE RELEVANCE AND TIMELINESS OF THE PLANNED S&T WORK TO DOE REMEDIATION DECISIONS AT THE HANFORD SITE -- CHARGE 3: ASSESS THE POTENTIAL APPLICABILITY OF S&T RESULTS TO CONTAMINATION PROBLEMS AT OTHER DOE SITES -- 1 Introduction and Task -- SCOPE OF THIS STUDY -- REPORT CONTENT AND ORGANIZATION -- 2 Hanford Site Background -- WASTE PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT -- Releases to the Atmosphere -- Releases to the Ground -- Solid Waste Disposal -- Liquid Waste Disposal -- Accidental Releases and Discharges -- Releases to the Columbia River -- CLEANUP OF THE HANFORD SITE -- DISCUSSION -- 3 Overview of the Integration Project -- BACKGROUND AND HISTORY -- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM -- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM PLANNING THROUGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT "ROADMAPS" -- IMPLEMENTATION OF INTEGRATION PROJECT ROADMAP -- SCHEDULE AND BUDGET -- DISCUSSION -- 4 System Assessment Capability -- SCOPE OF THE SYSTEM ASSESSMENT CAPABILITY -- SCHEDULE AND BUDGET -- DISCUSSION -- 5 Inventory Technical Element -- SCOPE OF INVENTORY TECHNICAL ELEMENT -- EVALUATION OF WORK PLANNED UNDER THE INVENTORY TECHNICAL ELEMENT -- 6 Vadose Zone Technical Element -- THE VADOSE ZONE: WHAT IS IT, AND WHY IS IT POORLY UNDERSTOOD? -- SCOPE OF VADOSE ZONE TECHNICAL ELEMENT -- EVALUATION OF WORK PLANNED UNDER THE VADOSE ZONE TECHNICAL ELEMENT -- Field Investigations of Representative Sites -- Can the objectives of the planned work be achieved? -- Does the planned work represent new science? -- Can the planned work have an impact on cleanup decisions at the Hanford Site?.

Does the planned work address the important issues? -- Are there other concerns, comments, or suggestions that should be considered by the Integration Project in executing the plan -- Transport Modeling -- Can the objectives of the planned work be achieved? -- Does the planned work represent new science? -- Can the planned work have an impact on cleanup decisions at the Hanford Site? -- Does the planned work address the important issues? -- Are there other concerns, comments, or suggestions that should be considered by the Integration Project in executing the plan -- Waste and Sediment Experiments and Models -- Can the objectives of the planned work be achieved? -- Does the planned work represent new science? -- Can the planned work have an impact on cleanup decisions at the Hanford Site? -- Does the planned work address the important issues? -- Are there other concerns, comments, or suggestions that should be considered by the Integration Project in executing the plan -- Vadose Zone Transport Field Studies -- Can the objectives of the planned work be achieved? -- Does the planned work represent new science? -- Can the planned work have an impact on cleanup decisions at the Hanford Site? -- Does the planned work address the important issues? -- Are there other concerns, comments, or suggestions that should be considered by the Integration Project in executing the plan -- Advanced Vadose Zone Characterization -- Can the objectives of the planned work be achieved? -- Does the planned work represent new science? -- Can the planned work have an impact on cleanup decisions at the Hanford Site? -- Does the planned work address the important issues? -- Are there other concerns, comments, or suggestions that should be considered by the Integration Project in executing the plan -- DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 7 Groundwater Technical Element.

SCOPE OF THE GROUNDWATER TECHNICAL ELEMENT -- EVALUATION OF WORK PLANNED UNDER THE GROUNDWATER TECHNICAL ELEMENT -- Can the objectives of the planned work be achieved? -- Does the planned work represent new science? -- Can the planned work have an impact on cleanup decisions at the Hanford Site? -- Does the planned work address the important issues? -- Are there other concerns, comments, or suggestions that should be considered by the Integration Project in executing the plan -- DISCUSSION -- 8 Columbia River Technical Element -- COLUMBIA RIVER HISTORY -- SCOPE OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER TECHNICAL ELEMENT -- EVALUATION OF WORK PLANNED UNDER THE COLUMBIA RIVER TECHNICAL ELEMENT -- Conceptual Model Development -- Can the objectives of the planned work be achieved? -- Does the planned work represent new science? -- Can the planned work have an impact on cleanup decisions at the Hanford Site? -- Does the planned work address the important issues? -- Are there other concerns, comments, or suggestions that should be considered by the Integration Project in executing the plan -- Information Management -- Characterization -- Groundwater-River Interface -- Can the objectives of the planned work be achieved? -- Does the planned work represent new science? -- Can the planned work have an impact on cleanup decisions at the Hanford Site? -- Does the planned work address the important issues? -- Fate and Transport -- Can the objectives of the planned work be achieved? -- Does the planned work address the important issues? -- Are there other concerns, comments, or suggestions that should be considered by the Integration Proj ... -- SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION -- 9 Monitoring, Remediation, and Risk Technical Elements -- MONITORING AND REMEDIATION TECHNICAL ELEMENTS -- Evaluation of Work Planned Under the Monitoring and Remediation Technical Elements -- Discussion.

RISK TECHNICAL ELEMENT -- Evaluation of Work Planned Under the Risk Technical Element -- Can the objectives of this work be achieved? -- Does the planned work represent new science? -- Can the planned work have an impact on cleanup decisions at the Hanford site? -- Does the planned work address important issues? -- Are there other concerns, comments, or suggestions that should be considered by the Integration Project in executing the plan -- Discussion -- 10 Improving S&T Program Effectiveness -- References -- A Biographical Sketches -- B Information-Gathering Meetings -- C Scaling Issues Applicable to Environmental Systems -- UPSCALING TRANSPORT BEHAVIOR -- GEOCHEMICAL HETEROGENEITY AND SYSTEM SCALING -- SCALE ISSUES AND WATERSHEDS -- REFERENCES -- D Acronyms.