Radiological environmental monitoring report for Brookhaven National Laboratory 1967--1970

Technical Report · Thu Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1998

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/307992· OSTI ID:307992

Meinhold, C B; Hull, A P

Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) was established in 1947 on the former Army Camp Upton site located in central Long Island, New York. From the very beginning, BNL has monitored the environment on and around the Laboratory site to assess the effects of its operations on the environment. This document summarizes the environmental data collected for the years 1967, 1968, 1969, and 1970. Thus, it fills a gap in the series of BNL annual environmental reports beginning in 1962. The data in this document reflect measurements for those four years of concentrations and/or amounts of airborne radioactivity, radioactivity in streams and ground water, and external radiation levels in the vicinity of BNL. Also included are estimates, made at that time, of BNL`s contribution to radioactivity in the environment. Among the major scientific facilities operated at BNL are the High Flux Beam Reactor, Medical Research Reactor, Brookhaven Graphite Research Reactor, Alternating Gradient Synchrotron, and the 60-inch Cyclotron.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-98CH10886
• OSTI ID: 307992
• Report Number(s): BNL--52551; ON: DE99001526; BR: YN0100000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
BNL
CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
NUMERICAL DATA
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS
RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
SITE CHARACTERIZATION