An aerial radiological survey of the area surrounding the Gunnison Mill site, Gunnison, Colorado

Technical Report · Tue Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5270674

Jobst, J

An aerial radiological measuring system was used to survey areas surrounding the uranium mill site in Gunnison, Colorado. Part of the survey data were acquired in November 1979, the remainder were collected in August 1980. The survey was conducted for the US Department of Energy's Office of Operational Safety by the Department's Remote Sensing Laboratory of Las Vegas. The highest radiation exposure rates (normalized to 3 feet above the ground) ranged from 200 to 340 microroentgens per hour ({mu}R/h) over the tailings pile on the mill site.

• Research Organization: EG and G, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (United States). Remote Sensing Lab.
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC08-88NV10617
• OSTI ID: 5270674
• Report Number(s): EGG-10617-1185; ON: DE92014286
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540230* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
ABANDONED SITES
AERIAL SURVEYING
BACKGROUND RADIATION
COLORADO
COUNTING RATES
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
FEDERAL REGION VIII
FEED MATERIALS PLANTS
GAMMA RADIATION
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MILL TAILINGS
NORTH AMERICA
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ORES
RADIATIONS
RADIOMETRIC SURVEYS
SITE CHARACTERIZATION
SOLID WASTES
SURVEYS
TAILINGS
URANIUM ORES
USA
WASTES