Westinghouse Hanford Company 100 Areas environmental releases for 1989

Technical Report · Thu Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6166064

Rokkan, D J

This document contains information on nonradioactive and radioactive substances released to the environment from Westinghouse Hanford Company (Westinghouse Hanford) facilities in the 100 Areas during calendar year 1989. Analyses of samples routinely collected from radioactive liquid and airborne streams were performed by a contract laboratory and the Westinghouse Hanford 100-N radioanalytical laboratory. Analyses of nonradioactive constituents were performed by the Hanford Environmental Health Foundation and the Westinghouse Hanford 100-N water chemistry laboratory. The N Reactor has been shutdown since January 7, 1987. Because of this continued shutdown, both the radiological and chemical releases in 1989 were generally less than in previous years. The extended shutdown was initially ordered to allow upgrading of reactor safety systems. Following completion of most upgrades, N Reactor has remained shutdown, in cold standby.'' The reactor has been kept in cold standby due to recent decisions affecting its role in the production of special nuclear materials. No adverse trends were observed in the routine discharges of radioactive and chemical constitutents. Releases from 100-N Area were within the Westinghouse Hanford technical specifications that limit operation of the N Reactor. 10 refs., 21 tabs.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-87RL10930
• OSTI ID: 6166064
• Report Number(s): WHC-EP-0165-2; ON: DE91009160
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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MANGANESE 54
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