Sharing meteorological resources with the local community at the DOE`s Savannah River site
- Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
Operations conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy`s (DOE`s) complex of nuclear weapons sites during the Cold War period required the management of significant inventories of radioactive and other hazardous materials. To ensure adequate protection of the health and safety of workers and the surrounding population, many sites developed sophisticated systems for monitoring and assessing the environmental consequences of an unplanned release of hazardous material and the expertise needed to operate and maintain these capabilities. Conversely, a lack of financial resources and/or commitment by elected officials frequently limited the implementation of similar capabilities at the county or municipal level, even though the potential hazard posed by local industry or transportation activities is significant. In keeping with the DOE`s recent efforts to encourage technology transfer from the weapons complex sites, the Westinghouse Savannah River Company (WSRC) and the DOE`s Savannah River operations office are developing a collaborative program to share meteorological resources developed at the Savannah River site (SRS) with emergency management agencies (EMAs) in the surrounding counties. Implementation of this program is described in this paper.
- OSTI ID:
- 436815
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9606116--
- Journal Information:
- Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 74; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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