1989 environmental monitoring report, Tonopah Test Range, Tonopah, Nevada

Technical Report · Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6308964· OSTI ID:6308964

Hwang, S; Phelan, J; Wolff, T; Yeager, G; Dionne, D; West, G

This report summarizes the environmental surveillance activities conducted by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company (REECo) for the Tonopah Test Range (TTR) operated by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL). Other environmental compliance programs such as National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), environmental permits, environmental restoration, and waste management programs are also included. The maximum offsite dose impact from 1989 operations was 8.7 {times} 10{sup {minus}4} mrem as a result of an unusual occurrence. The population received a collective dose of 1.2 {times} 10{sup {minus}5} person-rem from this incidence, while the same populations received 4.94 person-rem from natural background radiation. The 1989 SNL, TTR operations had no adverse impact on the general public or the environment. 18 refs., 2 figs., 14 tabs.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6308964
• Report Number(s): SAND-90-0302; ON: DE91004989
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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