Site Environmental Report for Calendar Year 2007. DOE Operations at The Boeing Company, Santa Susana Field Laboratory, Area IV

Technical Report · Tue Sep 30 00:00:00 EDT 2008

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1185119· OSTI ID:1185119

Liu, Ning ^[1]; Rutherford, Phil ^[1]; Lenox, Art ^[1]; Blair, Lori ^[1]; Amar, Ravnesh ^[1]; Costa, Paul ^[1]; Galvez, Lydia ^[1]; Jameson, Blythe ^[1]; Galvez, Lydia ^[1]

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1. Santa Susana Field Laboratory, CA (United States). The Boeing Company

This Annual Site Environmental Report (ASER) for 2007 describes the environmental conditions related to work performed for the Department of Energy (DOE) at Area IV of Boeing’s Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL). The Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC), a government-owned, company-operated test facility, was located in Area IV. The operations in Area IV included development, fabrication, and disassembly of nuclear reactors, reactor fuel, and other radioactive materials. Other activities in the area involved the operation of large-scale liquid metal facilities that were used for testing non-nuclear liquid metal fast breeder components. All nuclear work was terminated in 1988; all subsequent radiological work has been directed toward decontamination and decommissioning (D&D) of the former nuclear facilities and their associated sites. In May 2007, the D&D operations in Area IV were suspended until DOE completes the SSFL Area IV Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The environmental monitoring programs were continued throughout the year. Results of the radiological monitoring program for the calendar year 2007 continue to indicate that there are no significant releases of radioactive material from Area IV of SSFL. All potential exposure pathways are sampled and/or monitored, including air, soil, surface water, groundwater, direct radiation, transfer of property (land, structures, waste), and recycling. All radioactive wastes are processed for disposal at DOE disposal sites and/or other licensed sites approved by DOE for radioactive waste disposal. No liquid radioactive wastes were released into the environment in 2007.

• Research Organization: Santa Susana Field Laboratory, CA (United States). The Boeing Company
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Energy Technology Engineering Center
• Contributing Organization: Haley & Aldrich, Inc, Burlington, MA (United States); MWH Global Inc., Broomfield, CO (United States)
• OSTI ID: 1185119
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English