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UNC environmental surveillance report for the 100 Areas, FY 1981

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5505308
The UNC Environmental Surveillance Program for the 100 Areas provides monitoring to assist in evaluating the environmental impact of 100-N Reactor facilities, the shutdown reactor facilities, and burial grounds in the retired 100 Areas. The major objectives of the program are to monitor radionuclide concentrations in radiological release pathways, maintenance of a data base for trend analyses, sampling and data for accidental release analyses, and demonstration of compliance with applicable regulations. The surveillance program consists of sampling and monitoring of several environmental parameters. At 100-N Area, samples of ambient air, groundwater, vegetation, soil, and sediment are collected and analyzed along with direct radiation measurements around the 1301-N Facility and along the river shoreline. At the retired 100 Areas, soil and vegetation samples are collected and analyzed. Special samples to monitor the potential biotransport of radionuclides may also be included in the surveillance program. Based on the sampling performed for the environmental surveillance program, 100 Area facilities are in compliance with applicable regulations and there is no significant adverse environment impact from past or present reactor operations.
Research Organization:
UNC Nuclear Industries, Inc., Richland, WA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01857
OSTI ID:
5505308
Report Number(s):
UNI-1849; ON: DE86011927
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English