Environmental monitoring report for Pantex Plant covering 1980

Technical Report · Sun Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6499960· OSTI ID:6499960

Alexander, R E; Laseter, W A

This report summarizes the environmental monitoring program at Pantex Plant for 1980. Monitoring data for both radioactive and non-radioactive species in the local environment is presented. Although plant activities involve the handling of significant quantities of uranium, plutonium, and tritium, only small releases of uranium (depleted in the isotope /sup 235/U) and tritium occurred which could have affected the local environment. Monitoring data indicate that concentrations of these nuclides in the environment are below established criteria for air and water and therefore do not present a health hazard either to employees or to the public.

• Research Organization: Mason and Hanger-Silas Mason Co., Inc., Amarillo, TX (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00487
• OSTI ID: 6499960
• Report Number(s): MHSMP-81-18
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ACTINIDES
AIR POLLUTION
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CONTAMINATION
DATA
DATA COMPILATION
DOSES
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENT
HUMAN POPULATIONS
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
INFORMATION
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MATERIALS
METALS
MONITORING
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEI
NUMERICAL DATA
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
PANTEX PLANT
PLUTONIUM
POLLUTION
POPULATIONS
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOISOTOPES
TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS
TRITIUM
URANIUM
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTES
WATER POLLUTION
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES