Individual and population dose to users of the Savannah River following K-Reactor tritium release

Technical Report · Thu Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10179303· OSTI ID:10179303

Carlton, W H; Hamby, D M

Approximately 5700 curies of tritium were released to Pen Branch between December 22, 1991 and December 25, 1991. As expected, the tritiated water traveled through the Savannah River swamp to Steel Creek and the Savannah River. Elevated tritium concentrations in the river at Becks Ferry (Beaufort-Jasper) and Abercorn Creek (Port Wentworth) has caused some concern among downstream water users as to the amount of tritium available for uptake through the domestic drinking water supplies at the Beaufort-Jasper and Port Wentworth water treatment facilities. Radiation dose to the downstream drinking water population is estimated in this report.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 10179303
• Report Number(s): SRL-ETS-92-0061; ON: DE93019464; TRN: 93:020025
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 1992
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
RADIATION DOSES
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY
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TRITIUM
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ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
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TEST
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IRRADIATION
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