Environmental monitoring at major U. S. Energy Research and Development Administration contractor sites: calendar year 1976. Volume 1

Technical Report · Mon Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5208834· OSTI ID:5208834

The purpose of this compilation is to present, in a central reference document, all of the individual annual reports summarizing the results of the environmental monitoring programs conducted at each of the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) sites having a potential for environmental impact or which release a significant quantity of radioactivity or nonradioactive pollutants. Data on the levels of radioactivity and nonradioactive pollutants in effluents and the environs at each site are given, and effluent and environmental measurements and sampling results are evaluated in relation to the appropriate standards for environmental protection, including estimates of potential radiation exposures offsite. It is noteworthy that, in most cases, the potential offsite exposures are so low they cannot be determined by direct measurement methods but must be estimated by calculational techniques. All potential offsite exposures to members of the public from routine effluent releases in 1976 were less than 5 mrem/yr (i.e., less than one percent of the established radiation protection guidelines for exposure of the public). Additionally, the estimated collective man-rem dose potential to all members of the public within an 80 Km radius at all ERDA sites is less than .02 percent of the estimated man-rem dose due to natural and background environmental radiation.

• Research Organization: Energy Research and Development Administration, Washington, D.C. (USA). Div. of Operational and Environmental Safety
• OSTI ID: 5208834
• Report Number(s): ERDA-77-104/1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AMES LABORATORY
ANL
ATOMICS INTERNATIONAL CANOGA PARK PLANT
BATTELLE COLUMBUS LABORATORY
BETTIS
BNL
CHEMICAL EFFLUENTS
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
FEED MATERIALS PLANTS
FEED MATERIALS PRODUCTION CENTER
GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANTS
HAPO
IDAHO NATIONAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
ISOTOPE SEPARATION PLANTS
KAPL
LASL
LAWRENCE BERKELEY LABORATORY
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE LABORATORY
MANAGEMENT
MASS TRANSFER
MONITORING
MOUND LABORATORY
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NEVADA TEST SITE
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ORGDP
PADUCAH PLANT
PANTEX PLANT
PINELLAS PLANT
PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT
POWER REACTORS
PWR TYPE REACTORS
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
REACTORS
ROCKY FLATS PLANT
SANDIA LABORATORIES
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
SHIPPINGPORT REACTOR
STANFORD LINEAR ACCELERATOR CENTER
THERMAL REACTORS
US AEC
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WATER COOLED REACTORS
WATER MODERATED REACTORS