Draft environmental assessment of Argonne National Laboratory, East

Technical Report · Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1975

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5118536· OSTI ID:5118536

This environmental assessment of the operation of the Argonne National Laboratory is related to continuation of research and development work being conducted at the Laboratory site at Argonne, Illinois. The Laboratory has been monitoring various environmental parameters both offsite and onsite since 1949. Meteorological data have been collected to support development of models for atmospheric dispersion of radioactive and other pollutants. Gaseous and liquid effluents, both radioactive and non-radioactive, have been measured by portable monitors and by continuous monitors at fixed sites. Monitoring of constituents of the terrestrial ecosystem provides a basis for identifying changes should they occur in this regime. The Laboratory has established a position of leadership in monitoring methodologies and their application. Offsite impacts of nonradiological accidents are primarily those associated with the release of chlorine and with sodium fires. Both result in releases that cause no health damage offsite. Radioactive materials released to the environment result in a cumulative dose to persons residing within 50 miles of the site of about 47 man-rem per year, compared to an annual total of about 950,000 man-rem delivered to the same population from natural background radiation. 100 refs., 17 figs., 33 tabs.

• Research Organization: Energy Research and Development Administration, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5118536
• Report Number(s): ERDA-8007235; ON: DE88007235
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ANL
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
MITIGATION
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
MONITORING
CHEMICAL EFFLUENTS
DOSE EQUIVALENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
EVALUATION
GASEOUS WASTES
ILLINOIS
LAND USE
LIQUID WASTES
PLANNING
SOLID WASTES
FEDERAL REGION V
MATERIALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NORTH AMERICA
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
USA
WASTES
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