Annual radiological environmental operating report: Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, 1992. Operations Services/Technical Programs

Technical Report · Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10182052· OSTI ID:10182052

This report describes the environmental radiological monitoring program conducted by TVA in the vicinity of Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN) in 1992. The program includes the collection of samples from the environment and the determination of the concentrations of radioactive materials in the samples. Samples are taken from stations in the general area of the plant and from areas not influenced by plant operations. Station locations are selected after careful consideration of the weather patterns and projected radiation doses to the various areas around the plant. Material sampled includes air, water, milk, foods, vegetation, soil, fish, sediment, and direct radiation levels. Results from stations near the plant are compared with concentrations from control stations and with preoperational measurements to determine potential impacts of plant operations. Small amounts of Co-60 and Cs-134 were found in sediment samples downstream from the plant. This activity in stream sediment would result in no measurable increase over background in the dose to the general public.

• Research Organization: Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN (United States)
• OSTI ID: 10182052
• Report Number(s): TVA-93040419; ON: DE93040419; TRN: 93:022883
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Apr 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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