Westinghouse Savannah River Company, P.O. Box 616, Aiken, SC 29801

A -- MINIATURE PUMPS FOR CONE PENETROMETER SUBSURFACE CHARACTERIZATION AND MONITORING POC: Caroline Teelon, Telephone (803) 725-5540. This is a special announcement made by Westinghouse Savannah River Company (WSRC), management and operating contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) at the Savannah River Site (SRS) near Aiken, South Carolina, to determine industry interest in three miniature pumps to be used to obtain liquid and gas samples in cone penetrometer subsurface investigations. Three different prototype pumps; have been developed by WSRC personnel to fit in standard cone penetrometer rods that are pushed into the subsurface using hydraulic rams. DOE has applied for patent protection on these pumps and can make licenses available to interested organizations. These new pumps overcome current sampling limitations by providing multiple samples at multiple depths without bailing or removing and re-inserting rods, and can be operated simultaneously with the standard cone penetrometer suite of sensors (i.e., tip resistance, sleeve friction, electrical resistivity, etc.). Organizations interested in obtaining more information should contact Caroline Teelon, Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Technology Transfer, P.O. Box 616, Building 770-A. Aiken, SC 29802 or telephone (803) 725-5540. (027)

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