soll removal was necessary. The fourth area, 5-S-3, did show additional high TRU concentrations and
soil removal was conducted. The boundary of the area with TRU activity above 160 pCi/g, is shown
in Figure 7-93, although some soil outside this boundary was also removed.
Following the completion of subsurface soil removal, IMP measurements were taken and the results
indicated no TRU concentrations greater than 80 pCi/g. The estimated amount of soil removed was
318 cubic meters (416 cubic yards) and the estimated curies of TRU activity removed (based on final

data) was 0.07 for this subsurface soil removal.

The following table gives the arithmetic mean for selected depth intervals based on data from the

fission product sampling program.

90sr, pCi/g
137 Cs, pCi/g

0-5 em

0-40 cm

0-60 em

14.8
8.4

6.10
3.9

5.1
2.9

Total Samples

102
426

Tables thd
7-4 pre 7-3 give summary statistics for the 0-15 em depths for the 137cs5, 99S and
estimated
40pu results, respectively, and Figures 7-94 and 7-95 show isopleths for the 0-40 em
data over the entire island of Pearl for !°"Cs and

Sr, respectively.

Final Characterization
After the completion of the subsurface soil removal, the highest 0.5 hectare average TRU was 63.5

pCi/g based on final data. The previous highest 0.5 hectare estimate was at 5-S-3, but the
subsurface soil removal reduced the surface average considerably. Table 7-5 gives the arithmetic
means for the final IMP data for TRU, !3%Cs and 6%Co, and Figure 7-96 shows isopleths on the final
TRU concentrations for Pearl.
The island average transuranics value reported in the Certification is 36 pCi/gm for surface soil, and
the transuranicsclassification is Agricultural.

APPROXIMATE HIGH TIDE LINE, 1972

PEARL—LUJOR
Som

FIGURE 7-94. ISOPLETHS ON !97c¢s ACTIVITY IN pCi/g (AVERAGE IN TOP 40 CM) FOR ISLAND PEARL
318

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