Field characterization and monitoring at sites across the DOE complex have identified a need for monitoring technologies and predictive simulations conventionally used to quantify flow and contaminant transport in the vadose zone in order to properly predict long-term performance and design and manage waste disposal sites.  In response to these issues, DOE has launched the development of a complex program on vadose zone road-mapping (http://www.envnet.org/scfa/).  The integration of studies on radioactive and hazardous waste migration at chemical and nuclear waste disposal sites in Russia into the DOE program could offer a timely resolution to this pressing issue.  During the 9th JCCEM meeting on September 30 - October 1, 1999, it was agreed to establish Vadose Zone Issues as a new area of cooperation.

A first project, Identification and Evaluation of Promising Case Studies on the Vadose Zone Contamination and Remediation Problems in Russia, was initiated in January 1, 2000.  The goal of this project is to identify and evaluate a series of case studies, including data on monitoring, characterization fate/transport, numerical modeling, and remediation of chemical and nuclear waste disposal sites in the vadose zone in Russia.  These case studies will be used to supplement U.S. technologies and numerical models at DOE sites and to support the U.S. DOE Vadose Zone Roadmap efforts.

These years link to the corresponding projects conducted by the JCCEM at that time: 2002| 2001| 2000 NOTE: Some of the referenced documents are in Adobe Acrobat format.  If needed, you may download the free viewer using the linked image in the left side bar.

2 0 0 2 Project Title Principal Investigator/Institute Statement of Work Evaluation of Characterization and Monitoring Technologies and Numerical Modeling of the Vadose Zone Flow and Contaminant Transport at Selected Field Sites in Russia V. Kurochkin/ CSJC "Oreol" (VNIPIPromtechnologii) 174K PDF

2 0 0 1 Project Title Principal Investigator/Institute Statement of Work Evaluation of Characterization and Monitoring Technologies and Numerical Modeling of the Vadose Zone Flow and Contaminant Transport at Selected Field Sites in Russia V. Kurochkin/ CSJC "Oreol" (VNIPIPromtechnologii) 133K PDF

Significant Events for 2000:

1. The results of this project will be reported and discussed by the U.S. side at a DOE Vadose Zone Science and Technology Roadmap Strategy Session, to be held in June 2000.
2. A joint presentation of selected case studies will be given at the 5th International Symposium and Exhibition on Environmental Contamination in Central and Eastern Europe (Prague 2000), to be held in Prague, Czech Republic, September 12-14.
3. During the 10th JCCEM meeting , to be held in conjunction with Prague 2000, the specific direction of this new area of cooperation will be discussed.

2 0 0 0 Project Title Principal Investigator/Institute Statement of Work Promising Case Studies on the Vadose Zone Contamination and Remediation Problems in Russia V. Kurochkin/ CSJC "Oreol" (VNIPIPromtechnologii) 104K PDF

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