ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY AT ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY. Report for the Years 1960 and 1961

Technical Report · Sat Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1963

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4653887· OSTI ID:4653887

Sedlet, J.; Iwami, F. S.

The results of environmental monitoring for 1960 and 1961 at Argonne are given. The radioactive content of the environment was measured by radiochemical analysis, total activity measurements, and gamma spectrometry of several types of natural materials collected on the ANL site and from locations up to 100 miles from the Lab. Special attention was given to air and water. In 1960 and the first 3 quarters of 1961, fallout activity in the environment was at the lowest level since Jan. 1953. On Sept. 14, 1961, the beta activity in air increased sharply and remained at a relatively high level for the remainder of the year. Radioactivity originating at Argonne and leaving the site was found only in air during March 1961, and in most Sawmill Creek water samples collected during the reporting period. The average total activities in samples of water, material from the beds of lakes and streams, soil, and plants during 1960 and 1961 are tabulated. For comparison, the results obtained from 1952 through 1961 are also included. (P.C.H.)

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., Ill.
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• NSA Number: NSA-17-036023
• OSTI ID: 4653887
• Report Number(s): ANL-6736
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AIR
ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY
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MONITORING
PLANTS
QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
RADIOACTIVITY
RADIOCHEMISTRY
SAMPLING
SOILS
TABLES
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