United States Department of Energy Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. Environmental monitoring report, calendar year 1984

Technical Report · Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:5203666

Air, water, soil, sediments, grass, and groundwater in the vicinity of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant were continuously or periodically sampled during 1984. Analyses for materials known to be in plant effluents were made to provide effluent control information and to determine compliance with applicable environmental standards. Low sulfur coal is burned in the steam plant to meet Kentucky emission limits for sulfur dioxide. Air analyses for radioactivity indicated concentrations at each off-site sampling station averaged less than 1% of the DOE Radioactivity Concentration Guide (RCG). Offsite analyses for fluorides in grass met the Kentucky Air Quality Requirements. All onsite and offsite airborne fluoride samples met the Kentucky one-week and one-month standards for gaseous HF. Soil samples were analyzed for uranium and showed no significant deviation from normal background concentrations. There was no detectable change in chemical, physical, or radioactive characteristics of the Ohio River attributable to Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant operations. The results of water sample analyses of the Ohio River show the chromium and fluoride concentrations to be in compliance with the requirements of the applicable Kentucky regulations. 7 figs., 26 tabs.

• Research Organization: Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, KY (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OU21400
• OSTI ID: 5203666
• Report Number(s): KY-747; ON: DE85014027
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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