Annual radiological environmental operating report: Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, 1992. Operations Services/Technical Programs
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
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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BROWNS FERRY-1 REACTOR
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BROWNS FERRY-3 REACTOR
CESIUM 134
COBALT 60
CONTAMINATION
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FISHES
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NONBREEDING
LIGHT-WATER MODERATED
BOILING WATER COOLED
PROGRESS REPORT
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS MONITORING AND TRANSPORT
SAMPLING
SITE RESOURCE AND USE STUDIES
SOILS
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