Plutonium and the Rio Grande: environmental change and contamination in the nuclear age
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| adam_text | Contents
1. Introduction and Related Research, 3
The Basic Issue, 3
Specific Objectives, 7
Related Research on Radionuclides, 8
Related Research on Heavy Metals, 13
Summary and Generalizations, 15
2. Plutonium and Los Alamos, 17
The History of Plutonium, 17
Plutonium and Los Alamos, 20
The Nature of Plutonium, 26
Measurements and Safe Limits, 29
3. The Northern Rio Grande Basin, 32
Drainage Network, 32
General Geomorphology, 33
Geology and Sediments, 38
Climate, 43
Vegetation, 45
Sources of Hydrologic Data, 47
Water Yield and Annual Floods, 51
Regional Stream Flows and Floods, 57
4. Fluvial Sediment, Forms, and Processes. 60
Types and Sources of Sediment Data, 60
Sediment Characteristics of the Rio Grande, 63
Regional Sediment Budgets, 66
xiv CONTENTS
Time Series for Sediment Transport, 69
Annual Variation in the Regional Sediment Budget, 73
Sources of Geomorphic Data, 74
Channel Changes, 1940s 1980s, 76
Near Channel Landforms, 77
Near Channel Deposits, 79
The Distribution of Flood Plains, 81
The Depth of Deposition, 1948 1985, 83
5. Engineering Works, 85
Historical Background, 85
Channelization Works, 89
Dams, 91
Implications for Plutonium Mobility, 95
6. Reparian Vegetation, 97
Riparian Vegetation Communities, 97
The Connection Between Vegetation and Geomorphology, 101
Dating Deposits with Vegetation, 105
Vegetation as a Radionuclide Reservoir, 107
7. Plutonium in the Rio Grande System, 108
Inputs from Fallout, 108
Inputs from Los Alamos, 114
Remobilization from Storage, 126
Plutonium in River Water, 127
Plutonium in River Sediments, 132
Plutonium in Reservoir Deposits, 134
Plutonium in Los Alamos Canyon Sediments, 136
8. Annual Plutonium Budget for the Rio Grande, 140
Sources of Data, 140
Methods of Calculation, 143
Magnitude of Error, 144
Annual Plutonium Budgets, 145
The Relationship Between Laboratory and Fallout Contributions, 149
Particular Cases of Plutonium from Los Alamos, 150
9. Sediment and Plutonium Storage Upstream from Cochiti, 154
Representative Reaches, 154
CONTENTS xv
Santa Clara Reach, 159
Otowi Reach, 162
Buckman Reach, 166
Frijoles Canyon Reach, 171
10. Sediment and Plutonium Storage Downstream from Cochiti, 174
Pena Blanca Reach, 174
Coronado Reach, 179
Los Griegos Reach, 182
Los Lunas Reach, 185
San Geronimo Reach, 190
Chamizal Reach, 193
San Marcial Reach, 196
Summary, 198
11. Simulation of Sediment and Plutonium Dynamics, 200
Objectives of the Model, 200
Outline of the Model, 203
Model Input, 210
Model Output, 211
Simulation Results, 214
Varying the Input Mass, 216
Varying the Input Concentration, 218
The Effect of Time, 219
Geographic Variation, 221
Conclusions from Simulations, 224
12. General Lessons and Conclusions, 226
General Guidelines, 226
Specific Sediment Sampling Procedures, 230
The Los Alamos Case as an Example, 234
Natural Science for Plutonium, 234
Public Policy for Plutonium, 237
Politics of Plutonium, 238
Futures, 239
Appendixes, 243
A. Units of Measure
A.I Prefix Terms for Units of Measure, 244
A.2 Units of Measure for Isotopic Decay Rates, 244
A.3 Concentration and River Flow Conversions, 244
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B. Hydrologic and Sediment Transport Data
B.I Water and Sediment Data from Stream Gages, 245
B.2 Water, Sediment, and Plutonium Data for Los Alamos Canyon, 254
B.3 Summaries and Correlations for Gaging Stations, 255
B.4 Mass Budget Data Summary Near Los Alamos, 1951, 255
B.5 Mass Budget Data Summary Near Los Alamos, 1952, 256
B.6 Mass Budget Data Summary Near Los Alamos, 1957, 256
B.7 Mass Budget Data Summary Near Los Alamos, 1968, 257
B.8 Assumptions and Data Sources for Mass Budget Calculations, 257
B. 9 Annual Budget Calculations for Suspended Sediment, 1948 1985, 258
B. 10 Annual Budget Calculations for Bedload Sediment, 1948 1985, 260
B. 11 Annual Budget Calculations for Total Sediment, 1948 1985, 262
B. 12 Suspended, Bedload, and Total Load Sediment Budget Summary for Critical
Years, 263
C. Sediment Particle Size Data, 264
D. Geomorphologic Data
D. 1 Partitions for Channel and Flood Plain Area Measurements, 269
D.2 Channel and Flood Plain Area Measurements, 270
E. Plutonium Data
E. 1 Plutonium Concentrations in River Water, Northern Rio Grande, 271
E.2 Plutonium Concentrations in River Water, Rio Grande Tributaries in
the Vicinity of Los Alamos, 1977 1988, 271
E.3 Plutonium Concentrations in Bedload Sediments, Northern Rio
Grande, 1974 1986, 272
E.4 Plutonium Concentrations in Flood Plain Sediments, Northern Rio
Grande, 1974 1988, 272
E.5 Plutonium Concentrations in Reservoir Sediments, Northern Rio Grande, 273
E.6 Plutonium Concentrations in Fluvial Sediments, Los Alamos Canyon, 274
F. Topographic Maps, U.S. Geological Survey Quadrangles, Showing the Rio
Grande Between Espanola and Elephant Butte, 275
G. Sources of Aerial Photographs for the Northern Rio Grande, 276
H. Sources of Historical Ground Photographs for the Northern Rio Grande, 277
I. Contact Persons for Northern Rio Grande Data, 278
J. Basic Formulas Used in the Riverine Accounting and Transport Program, 279
Notes, 281
References, 303
Index, 323
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