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Environmental radioactivity levels, Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant: Annual report, 1986

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6479593

The report presents data gathered during radiological monitoring program conducted in the environs of the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant. Dose estimates were made from concentrations of radioactivity found in samples of media including air, milk, food products, drinking water, and fish. Inhalation and ingestion doses estimated for persons at the indicator locations were essentially identical to those determined for persons at control locations. Greater than 95% of those doses were contributed by the naturally occurring K-40 and by Sr-90 and Cs-137 which are long-lived radioisotopes found in fallout from nuclear weapons testing. Increased levels of I-131 were reported in air, milk, and rainwater following the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station. In addition, Ru-103, Cs-137, and Cs-134 were identified in air particulates, and traces of Ru-103 were found in rainwater. (ACR)

Research Organization:
Tennessee Valley Authority, Chattanooga (USA). Radiological Control
OSTI ID:
6479593
Report Number(s):
TVA/PUB-87/15; ON: DE87900848
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BODY FLUIDS
BROWNS FERRY-1 REACTOR
BROWNS FERRY-2 REACTOR
BROWNS FERRY-3 REACTOR
BWR TYPE REACTORS
DOSES
DRINKING WATER
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS
FISHES
FLUIDS
FOOD
GASES
HUMAN POPULATIONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MATERIALS
MILK
MIXED SPECTRUM REACTORS
MONITORING
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POPULATIONS
POWER PLANTS
POWER REACTORS
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIOACTIVITY
REACTORS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
VERTEBRATES
WATER
WATER COOLED REACTORS
WATER MODERATED REACTORS