Tritium sample analyses in the Savannah River and associated waterways following the K-reactor release of December 1991

Technical Report · Tue Feb 04 23:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:5281815

Beals, D M; Dunn, D L; Hall, G; Kantelo, M V

An unplanned release of tritiated water occurred at K reactor on SRS between 22-December and 25-December 1991. This water moved down through the effluent canal, Pen Branch, Steel Creek and finally to the Savannah River. Samples were collected in the Savannah River and associated waterways over a period of a month. The Environmental Technology Section (ETS) of the Savannah River Laboratory performed liquid scintillation analyses to monitor the passage of the tritiated water from SRS to the Atlantic Ocean.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 5281815
• Report Number(s): WSRC-TR-92-24; ON: DE92013978
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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