Argonne National Laboratory-East site environmental report for calendar year 1994

Technical Report · Mon May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/188945· OSTI ID:188945

Golchert, N W; Kolzow, R G

This report discusses the results of the environmental protection program at Argonne National Laboratory-East (ANL) for 1994. To evaluate the effects of ANL operations on the environment, samples of environmental media collected on the site, at the site boundary, and off the ANL site were analyzed and compared to applicable guidelines and standards. A variety of radionuclides was measured in air, surface water, groundwater, soil, grass, and bottom sediment samples. In addition, chemical constituents in surface water, groundwater, and ANL effluent water were analyzed. External penetrating radiation doses were measured and the potential for radiation exposure to off-site population groups was estimated. The results of the surveillance program are interpreted in terms of the origin of the radioactive and chemical substances (natural, fallout, ANL, and other) and are compared with applicable environmental quality standards. A US Department of Energy (DOE) dose calculation methodology, based on International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) recommendations and the CAP-88 version of the EPA-AIRDOSE/RADRISK COMPUTER CODE, is used in this report. The status of ANL environmental protection activities with respect to the various laws and regulations which govern waste handling and disposal is discussed. This report also discusses progress being made on environmental corrective actions and restoration projects.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 188945
• Report Number(s): ANL-95/8; ON: DE96005638; TRN: 96:008312
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: May 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
APPLIED STUDIES
ANL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
REMEDIAL ACTION
CHEMICAL EFFLUENTS
MONITORING
RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS
RADIATION MONITORING
DOSIMETRY
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
DATA
HEALTH HAZARDS
RADIATION HAZARDS
A CODES
SITE CHARACTERIZATION