Annual radiological environmental operating report, Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, 1988

Technical Report · Sat Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5908021· OSTI ID:5908021

This report describes the environmental radiological monitoring program conducted by TVA in the vicinity of Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant in 1988. The program includes the collection of samples from the environment and the determination of the concentrations of radioactive materials in the samples. Samples are taken from stations in the general area of the plant and from areas not influenced by plant operations. Station locations are selected after careful consideration of the weather patterns and projected radiation doses to the various areas around the plant. Material sampled includes air, water, milk, foods, vegetation, soil, fish, sediment, and direct radiation levels. Results from stations near the plant are compared with concentrations from control stations and with preoperational measurements to determine potential impacts of plant operations. The vast majority of the exposures calculated from environmental samples were contributed by naturally occurring radioactive materials or from materials commonly found in the environment as a result of atmospheric nuclear weapons fallout. Small amounts of Co-60 were found in sediment samples downstream from the plant. This activity in stream sediment would result in no measurable increase over background in the dose to the general public. 3 refs., 2 figs., 2 tabs.

• Research Organization: Tennessee Valley Authority, Chattanooga (USA). Radiological Control
• OSTI ID: 5908021
• Report Number(s): TVA/PUB-88/21; ON: DE89014208
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

510300* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
520300 -- Environment
Aquatic-- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport-- (1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR QUALITY
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BODY FLUIDS
BROWNS FERRY-1 REACTOR
BROWNS FERRY-2 REACTOR
BROWNS FERRY-3 REACTOR
BWR TYPE REACTORS
COBALT 60
COBALT ISOTOPES
DOSE EQUIVALENTS
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FISHES
FOOD
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MATERIALS
MILK
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
MIXED SPECTRUM REACTORS
MONITORING
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
PLANTS
POWER REACTORS
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTORS
SAMPLING
SOILS
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
US ORGANIZATIONS
VERTEBRATES
WATER COOLED REACTORS
WATER MODERATED REACTORS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES