1987 environmental monitoring report: Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Technical Report · Thu Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:5117900

Millard, G; Pei, P; Felicetti, S; Gray, C; Thompson, D; Phelan, J

Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque (SNLA) is located south of Albuquerque on Kirtland Air Force Base. Because radionuclides are potentially released in small quantities from its research activities, SNLA has a continuing environmental monitoring program which analyzes for cesium-137, tritium, uranium, alpha emitters, and beta emitters in water, soil, air, and vegetation. Measured radiation levels in public areas were consistent with local background in 1987. A total of 7.7 curies of argon-41 were released as a result of SNLA operations in 1987. The Albuquerque population received an estimated 0.058 person-rem from airborne radioactive releases, whereas it received greater than 44,100 person-rem from naturally occurring radionuclides. A nonradioactive effluent monitoring program has been started at SNLA which includes groundwater, stormwater, and sewage monitoring. Results indicate that groundwater quality conformed the USEPA drinking water standards. Preliminary testing of stormwater showed that no pollutants were above minimum detectable levels. A program to investigate potential remedial action sites has been started. 36 refs., 9 figs., 111 tabs.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5117900
• Report Number(s): SAND-88-0697; ON: DE88010368
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR QUALITY
ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CESIUM 137
CESIUM ISOTOPES
COMPLIANCE
DOSE EQUIVALENTS
DOSEMETERS
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
GROUND WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
HYDROLOGY
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
LUMINESCENT DOSEMETERS
MANAGEMENT
MASS TRANSFER
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
METEOROLOGY
MITIGATION
MONITORING
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
REGULATIONS
SANDIA LABORATORIES
SOILS
SURFACE WATERS
THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSEMETERS
TRITIUM
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER
WATER QUALITY
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES