Environmental transport and cycling of tritium in the vicinity of atmospheric releases. [Savannah River Plant]
Routine releases of tritium to the atmosphere from the Savannah River Plant (SRP) have averaged 5.12 x 10/sup 5/ curies per year during the period 1974 to 1977. Patterns of tritium dispersion in the environment surrounding SRP indicate a power law relationship between air concentration and distance from the source. The relationship between the concentration of tritiated water in vegetation and distance is more complex. A model of the tritium dispersion and cycling in the environment explains the dispersion patterns in terms of the ratio of tritiated hydrogen to tritiated water, climate, and vegetation characteristics. The annual variation in the environmental patterns around the SRP is almost completely determined by the fraction of tritiated hydrogen in the release.
- Research Organization:
- Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (USA). Savannah River Lab.
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-09-0001
- OSTI ID:
- 6206385
- Report Number(s):
- DP-MS-78-25; CONF-781029-4; IAEA-SM-232/80; TRN: 79-008076
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Symposium on the behaviour of tritrium in the environment, San Francisco, CA, USA, 16 Oct 1978
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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