DETERMINATION OF THE RATIO OF TOTAL TRANSURANICS TO AMERICIUM IN
SOIL ON ISLAND KATE
DOE/ERSP TECH NOTENO. 2.10

DATED: March 1978

AUTHOR: J. Giacomini, DRI
Determination of one mean ratio for Kate was made using laboratory results from soil samples taken
at five locations including two composites and three depths, Reference Tech Note 2.2-A for
assumptions made in computing the mean ratio and associated error. The range of values is from
2.34 to 3.37. The ratios are as listed below.

The Kate data has a mean ratio of 2.7 with a standard deviation of 0.13*; these values were used in
estimating total transuranics and upper bounds.
Depth, em
Location
0-BL-0
4-N-2
4-S-2
8-S-2
8-S-3

0

10

20

TAN

Bt

i A"

wR

mt A"

Bn

2.90
2.79
2.50
2.79
2.99

2.61
2.99
2.58
2.99
2.77

2.82
2.74
2.06
2.07
3.16

2.48
2.04
2.94
2.64
2.07

2.86
2.77
2.36
2.86
2.79

2.91
2.91
2.07
3.23
3.37

DETERMINATION OF THE RATIO OF TOTAL TRANSURANICS TO AMERICIUM IN
SOIL ON ISLAND NANCY
DOE/ERSP TECH NOTE NO. 2.11

DATED: March 1978

AUTHOR: J. Giacomini, DRI
Determination of one mean ratio for Nancy was made using laboratory results from soil samples

taken at five locations including two composites and three depths. Reference Tech Note 2.2-A for
assumptions made in computing the mean ratio and associated error. The range of values is from
2.32 to 3.94. The ratios are as listed below.

The Nancy data has a mean ratio of 2.7 with a standard deviation of 0.18*; these values were used in
estimating total transuranics and upper bounds.
Depth,em

Location
9-S-1
8-8-3
12-S-2
13-S-5
16-S-6

0
NAN

it

tt A"

2.04
3.41
2.62
2.60
3.54

2.69
2.41
2.55
2.99
2.73

2.56
2.39
2.64
3.04
2.78

10

Rt

nan

2.71
2.49
2.70
2.44
3,22

2.59
2.67
2.90
3.94
3.51

20

*Due to a programming error, the standard deviation reported here is overestimated.

B-2-17

wR

2,32
2.47
3.14
2.91
2.76

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