Aerial radiological survey of the Salem Nuclear Generating Station and surrounding area, Salem, New Jersey

Technical Report · Fri Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6091290

Feimster, E L

An aerial radiological survey was performed from 24 July through 1 August 1980 over a 244-square-kilometer (95-square-mile) area centered on the Salem Nuclear Generating Station near Salem, New Jersey. All gamma ray data were collected by flying lines oriented north-south and spaced 152 meters (500 feet) apart, at an altitude of 91 meters (300 feet) above the ground. Processed data showed that all gamma rays detected within the survey area were those expected from naturally occurring terrestrial background emitters except directly over the site, where spectral analysis revealed the presence of /sup 60/Co. Count rates obtained from the aerial platform were converted to exposure rates at 1 meter above the ground and are presented in the form of an exposure rate contour map. The resulting exposure rates varied between 5 and 55 microroentgens per hour (..mu..R/h). The river-shore areas ranged from 5 to 7 ..mu..R/h, inland areas showed 7 to 12 ..mu..R/h, and the site had a maximum exposure rate of 55 ..mu..R/h. These values include an estimated cosmic ray contribution of 4 ..mu..R/h. The exposure rates obtained from soil samples taken within the survey area displayed good agreement with the aerial data.

• Research Organization: EG and G, Inc., Goleta, CA (USA). Energy Measurements Group
• DOE Contract Number: AC08-83NV10282
• OSTI ID: 6091290
• Report Number(s): EGG-10282-1006; ON: DE83014259
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AERIAL MONITORING
BACKGROUND RADIATION
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
COBALT 60
COBALT ISOTOPES
DATA
DOSE RATES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS
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GAMMA RADIATION
INFORMATION
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES
IONIZING RADIATIONS
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
MONITORING
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
NUCLEI
NUMERICAL DATA
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
POWER PLANTS
POWER REACTORS
PWR TYPE REACTORS
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIATIONS
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTORS
SALEM-1 REACTOR
SALEM-2 REACTOR
SITE SURVEYS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
THERMAL REACTORS
WATER COOLED REACTORS
WATER MODERATED REACTORS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES