Preliminary CRYOCELL^® Site Questionnaire

Following are the questions asked of a potential site responsible entity. The answers to these questions forms the initial input for the design process of a CRYOCELL frozen barrier. If you would like to receive a copy of this questionnaire for your site, please email or snail mail us.

Site Location Information

SITE NAME:

DATE:

SITE OWNER:

SITE ADDRESS:

SITE OPERATOR:

BROAD DESCRIPTION OF SITE:

1) GENERAL OBJECTIVES

A. Applicable characterizations:
1. ERCLA?
2. RCRA?
3. UST?
4. Industrial?
5. Municipal?
6. Federal?
7. Other?
B. If site is characterized as hazardous, describe the current status:
C. Time Frames:
1. Maximum time allowed for initial containment (range 1 to 12 months)
2. Maximum time allowed to reach constant maintenance (range 1 to 10 years)
3. Minimum containment time (years)
4. Maximum containment time (years)
5. D. Anticipated Closure Techniques:
6. Is minimizing the enclosed volume important?
7. Is enclosure sufficient, or will follow-on mitigation processes be employed?
8. Should inside barrier be designed to permit mitigation using water (e.g. by leaching)?
9. If a subsurface flume of contamination exists, is site to be "cored" or is entire flume to be contained?
E. Surface:
1. Is surface of site already capped?
2. Will surface be employed for any use?
3. Is surface heaving a potential problem?
4. Are there any specific capping requirements?
F.Describe any other general objectives:

2) AREA GEOMETRY

A. Total area of property owned or controlled by site owner
1. Total property width (feet)
2. Total property length (feet)
3. Total property size (acres)
4. Provide detailed drawings of property (e.g. survey).
  1. Utilities (on and off property).
  2. Drainage systems (on and off property).
  3. Other detailed drawings specific to property.
5. Topography of property owned, and a general topography of the surrounding land for a 1 mile radius.
6. Area/property drainage studies.
7. Subsurface Exploration & Geotechnical Engineering Report.
B. Specific site(s) of contamination.
1. Site name
2. EPA Identification No.
3. Total site width
4. Total site depth of contamination
5. Total site length
6. Total size of each site to be contained
7. Subsurface Exploration & Geotechnical Engineering Report for each site.
8. Supply site drainage studies.
9. Supply detailed drawings of each site to be contained.
10. Supply detailed drawing indicating site's location on the overall property.

3) AREA CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT

A. Average high temperature by month (Fahrenheit).
B. Average low temperature by month (Fahrenheit).
C. Average rainfall by month (inches).
D. Average humidity by month (%).
E. Average sunny days by month.

4) SOILS

List the soil types and their characteristics encountered at the site.

A. Density of soil (lbs/cu.ft.).
B. Percentage water (by weight).
C. Seepage rate (GPM/sq.ft.).
D. Approximate freezing point of soil (If different than 32°F).
E. Specific heat of soil.
F. Thermal conductivity of soil (BTU/hr/sq.ft./°F/in).
G. Exothermic heat generated in soil (BTU/hr/cu.ft.).
H. Soil Profiles (or supply equivalent soil profile data).

5)WATER

A. Water table or water bearing strata data
1. Depth to water table (feet)
2. Water table thickness (feet)
3. Flow rate (feet/day.)
4. Flow direction
B. Aquifers
1. Depth to aquifer (feet)
2. Aquifer thickness (feet)
3. Flow rate (feet/day)
4. Flow direction

6) CONTAMINATION (Provide EPA form 8700-12 if available)

A. List all chemical and/or hazardous contaminants located in the soil or ground water at each site. Indicate if toxic, corrosive, reactive, ignitable, infectious, or otherwise designated under RCRA.
B. What are the maximum concentrations (PPM) of the contaminants present and at what depth?
C. At what rate are the contaminants migrating?
D. Are radionuclides present? Provide all known information on types and concentrations. Is Tritium present?
E. Are there any gas concentrations present at any site? If so, in what amounts?
F. Supply information on any mixed wastes if present, and how they might interact.
G. Is the groundwater contaminated and is it moving off the site? Off the property? At what rate of movement? Supply current data.

7) SALTS AND SOLVENTS

Since CRYOCELL is premised on freezing water, certain soils and chemicals that would not normally be listed as contaminants need to be known to properly engineer a CRYOCELL installation.

A. Salts
B. Alkalies
C. Clays
D. Solvents (e.g. Glycol, gasoline, DMSO, etc.)
E. Any other known source of sub-zero freezing points.

8) POWER AVAILABILITY

A. What type of power?
1. Electric or Diesel?
2. AC or DC?
3. If AC, 2 phase or 3 phase?
4. If AC, "Y" phase or delta phase?
5. Voltage(s)?
6. Frequency (50Hz / 60Hz)?
7. Worst power factor allowed (i.e., motor start problem)?
B. What is the system capacity (KVA)?
C. Power Cost:
1. Day rate
2. Night rate
3. Hrs/times of rating
D. Name of company or utility providing power and the contact person.

9) WATER AVAILABILITY

A. Is water available to site?
B. What is the water source?
1. Size of water source?
2. What is the flow rate that can be used at site?
3. Is increased usage available at different times of the day?
C. Name of company or utility supplying water and the contact person.

10) SITE ACCESS

A. Provide property access information and detailed road map of area showing the access.
B. How is the site access controlled? (Please explain)
C. What are the security requirements? (Please explain)
1. Name, address, and telephone number of Department, plus the contact person.

11) ADDITONAL INFORMATION

A. Are there any active community groups involved with the site? Provide group names, specific persons involved and a brief description of the activity of this group and how it is associated with the site.
B. Provide a list of Agencies and Department personnel (names, addresses, telephone numbers, and specific contact persons) connected with site at the Local, State, and Federal levels.
C. Provide a list of all outside consulting firms (names, addresses, telephone numbers, and specific contact persons) who have worked on the site. Include any additional information about the firm, status of work preformed, specific data/findings concerning the site, and/or any other pertinent data.
D. If an E.I.S. has been prepared for the property or site, please provide a copy.
E. Indicate the seismic zone in which the site is located.
1. In addition, any seismic information that would be pertinent in the design of CRYOCELL for this site.
F. What is the site's wind zone rating?

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Preliminary CRYOCELL® Site Questionnaire