Environmental monitoring report: United States Department of Energy Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, calendar year 1982
Air, water, soil, and grass were analyzed for materials known to be in plant effluents to provide effluent control information and to determine compliance with applicable air and water quality standards. Offsite air radioactivity averaged less than 1% of the applicable Radioactivity Concentration Guide. Offsite analyses for fluorides in grass met the Kentucky Air Quality Requirements. All onsite and offsite airborne fluoride samples met the Kentucky standards for gaseous HF. Soil samples were analyzed for uranium and showed no significant deviation from normal background concentrations. There was no detectable change in characteristics of either the Ohio River or ground water attributable to plant operations. The chromium and fluoride concentrations in the Ohio River were in compliance with applicable Kentucky regulations. The concentration of hexavalent chromium in Little Bayou Creek has occasionally been in excess of the Kentucky aquatic life standard of 0.05 mg/1 due to cooling tower windage.
- Research Organization:
- Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, KY (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- OSTI ID:
- 6220218
- Report Number(s):
- KY-731; ON: DE83011816
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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