1990 Effluent and environmental monitoring report for the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:5381392

The results of the radiological and non-radiological environmental monitoring programs for 1990 at the Bettis Laboratory are presented. The results obtained from the monitoring programs demonstrate that the existing procedures ensured that any environmental releases during 1990 were in accordance with applicable Federal and State regulations except for one minor instance which was reported to federal and state regulators where the site's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination system (NPDES) water discharge permit limit for visible foam was exceeded for a short period of time. This instance is more fully discussed in the report. Evaluation of the environmental data indicates that operation of the Laboratory continues to have no adverse effect on the quality of the environment. A conservative assessment of radiation exposure to the general public as a result of Laboratory operations demonstrated that the dose received by any member of the public was well below the most restrictive dose limits given by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy. 22 refs., 6 figs., 14 tabs.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp., West Mifflin, PA (United States). Bettis Atomic Power Lab.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC11-89PN38014
• OSTI ID: 5381392
• Report Number(s): WAPD-RC/E(EE)-1562; ON: DE91016448
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
BETTIS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENT
MONITORING
AIR POLLUTION
CHEMICAL WASTES
COMPLIANCE
DOSE LIMITS
GROUND WATER
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HAZARDS
HUMAN POPULATIONS
LIQUID WASTES
PLANTS
PROGRESS REPORT
RADIATION DOSES
RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
SEDIMENTS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER
WATER POLLUTION
DOCUMENT TYPES
DOSES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NONRADIOACTIVE WASTES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POPULATIONS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
SAFETY STANDARDS
STANDARDS
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTES
053000* - Nuclear Fuels- Environmental Aspects
052000 - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Management