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Catawba Nuclear Station and surrounding area, Lake Wylie, South Carolina

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6112684
An aerial gamma survey was conducted over the Catawba Nuclear Station, located near Lake Wylie, South Carolina, during the period 31 May through 7 June 1984. The survey covered a 260-square-kilometer (100-square-mile) area centered on the Station. A contour map of the terrestrial gamma exposure rate plus cosmic exposure rate at the 1-meter level was prepared and overlaid on an aerial photograph and a USGS topographic map of the area. The terrestrial plus cosmic gamma exposure rate ranged from 3.7 microroentgens per hour (..mu..R/h), the cosmic level over Lake Wylie, to 17.4 ..mu..R/h just east of the Catawba River below the dam site. A search of the gamma data showed no man-made gamma emitters in the survey area. Soil samples and ion chamber measurements were obtained at four locations on the ground to support the aerial data. 8 references, 4 figures, 3 tables.
Research Organization:
EG and G, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (USA). Remote Sensing Lab.
DOE Contract Number:
AC08-83NV10282
OSTI ID:
6112684
Report Number(s):
EGG-10282-1058; ON: TI85006542
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English