| Atomic Geography: A Personal History of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation Contributor(s): Adams, Melvin R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0874223415 ISBN-13: 9780874223415 Publisher: Washington State University Press OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - Waste Management - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2016023036 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.55 lbs) 154 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Perhaps the first environmental engineer at Hanford, Melvin R. Adams spent 24 years on its 586 square miles of desert terrain. 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. In what Adams considers his most successful project, he helped determine the initial scope of the soil and solid waste cleanup. 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. Adams shares his perspective on leaking high-level waste storage tanks, dosimeters, and Hanford's obsession with safety. 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. |