Aerial radiological survey of the William H. Zimmer Nuclear Power Station and surrounding area, Moscow, Ohio. Date of survey: July 1981

Technical Report · Thu Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:5180754

Feimster, E L

An aerial radiological survey was performed during the period 29 June through 12 July 1981 over a 250-square-kilometer area centered on the William H. Zimmer Nuclear Power Station near Moscow, Ohio. All gamma ray data were collected along flight lines oriented east to west. The lines were 200 meters apart and flown at an altitude of 122 meters above ground level. Processed data showed that all gamma rays detected within the survey area were those expected from naturally occurring terrestrial background emitters. Count rates obtained from the aerial platform were converted to exposure rates at 1 meter above the ground and are presented in the form of an exposure rate contour map. The resulting exposure rates were between 6 and 12 microroentgens per hour (..mu..R/h), with most of the area ranging from 6 to 9 ..mu..R/h. These values include an estimated cosmic ray contribution of 4 ..mu..R/h. The exposure rate obtained from soil samples taken from within the survey site displayed positive agreement with the aerial data.

• Research Organization: EG and G, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (USA). Energy Measurements Group
• DOE Contract Number: AC08-76NV01183
• OSTI ID: 5180754
• Report Number(s): EGG-1183-1825; ON: DE82019947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AERIAL MONITORING
BACKGROUND RADIATION
BWR TYPE REACTORS
COSMIC RADIATION
DATA
DOSE RATES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
GAMMA RADIATION
INFORMATION
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MONITORING
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
NUMERICAL DATA
POWER PLANTS
POWER REACTORS
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIATIONS
REACTORS
SITE SURVEYS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
THERMAL REACTORS
WATER COOLED REACTORS
WATER MODERATED REACTORS
ZIMMER-1 REACTOR