Environmental Assessment for the Health Protection Instrument Calibration Facility at the Savannah River Site
The purpose of this Environmental Assessment (EA) is to review the possible environmental consequences associated with the construction and operation of a Health Protection Instrument Calibration Facility on the Savannah River Site (SRS). The proposed replacement calibration facility would be located in B Area of SRS and would replace an inadequate existing facility currently located within A Area of SRS (Building 736-A). The new facility would provide laboratories, offices, test equipment and the support space necessary for the SRS Radiation Monitoring Instrument Calibration Program to comply with DOE Orders 5480.4 (Environmental Protection, Safety and Health Protection Standards) and 5480.11 (Radiation Protection for Occupational Workers). The proposed facility would serve as the central site source for the evaluation, selection, inspection, testing, calibration, and maintenance of all SRS radiation monitoring instrumentation. The proposed facility would be constructed on a currently undeveloped portion in B Area of SRS. The exact plot associated with the proposed action is a 1.2 hectare (3 acre) tract of land located on the west side of SRS Road No. 2. The proposed facility would lie approximately 4.4 km (2.75 mi) from the nearest SRS site boundary. The proposed facility would also lie within the confines of the existing B Area, and SRS safeguards and security systems. Archaeological, ecological, and land use reviews have been conducted in connection with the use of this proposed plot of land, and a detailed discussion of these reviews is contained herein. Socioeconomic, operational, and accident analyses were also examined in relation to the proposed project and the findings from these reviews are also contained in this EA.
- Research Organization:
- USDOE Savannah River Operations Office, Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 10105435
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/EA-0873; ON: DE94003359; NC: NONE; TRN: 94:000229
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Aug 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIATION MONITORS
CALIBRATION
DOSEMETERS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
CONSTRUCTION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
PERSONNEL
RADIATION PROTECTION
ENDANGERED SPECIES
PLANTS
HYDROLOGY
GEOLOGY
METEOROLOGY
SEALED SOURCES
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540250
054000
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
SITE RESOURCE AND USE STUDIES
HEALTH AND SAFETY