Operational environmental monitoring plan for the waste isolation pilot plant

Technical Report · Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1988

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5917384· OSTI ID:5917384

Mercer, D. D.; Baker, P. L.; Cockman, J. S.; Fischer, N. T.; Flynn, D. T.; Harvill, J. P.; Knudtsen, K. L.; Louderbough, E. T.

This plan defines the scope and extent of the WIPP effluent and environmental monitoring programs during the facility's operational life. It also discusses the quality assurance/quality control programs which ensure that samples collected and the resulting analytical data are representative of actual conditions at the WIPP site. This plan provides a comprehensive description of environmental activities at WIPP, including: a summary of environmental program information, including an update of the status of environmental permits and compliance activities; a description of the WIPP project and its mission; a description of the local environment, including demographics; a summary of applicable standards and regulatory requirements and brief discussions of potential exposure pathways, routine and accidental releases, and their consequences; a summary of the preoperational environmental monitoring and assessment activities and responses to the requirements (Appendix A) and guidelines presented in the ''Radiological Effluent Monitoring and Environmental Surveillance for US DOE Operations.'' 166 refs., 28 figs., 27 tabs.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Carlsbad, NM (USA). Waste Isolation Div.
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-86AL31950
• OSTI ID: 5917384
• Report Number(s): DOE/WIPP-88-025; ON: DE89014885
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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