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Title: Preconstruction radioactivity levels in the vicinity of the proposed Clinch River Breeder Reactor Project 1982

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5745574

Routine samples of ground water, river water, and bottom sediment were collected from the Clinch River in 1982 in the preconstruction-construction phase of the Clinch River Breeder Reactor Project (CRBRP) environmental radiological monitoring program. The results obtained from the analysis of these samples are similar to those reported earlier. The only significant radioisotopes identified in sediment samples were /sup 137/Cs, /sup 60/Co, and the naturally occurring /sup 40/K. With the exception of tritium, no significant radioactivity was detected in ground or surface water at the CRBRP site. The external gamma radiation levels measured at the CRBRP site averaged 18.8 +- 3.5 mR/quarter for 1982 (Table 8). This is consistent with levels measured at TVA's nonoperating nuclear power plant construction sites.

Research Organization:
Tennessee Valley Authority, Muscle Shoals, AL (USA). Radiological Health Staff
OSTI ID:
5745574
Report Number(s):
TVA/PUB-84/1; ON: DE84900078
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English