Annual radiological environmental operating report, Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, 1989

Technical Report · Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6811422· OSTI ID:6811422

This report describes the environmental radiological monitoring program conducted by TVA in the vicinity of Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN) in 1989. The program includes the collection of samples from the environment and the determination of the concentrations of radioactive materials in the samples. Samples are taken from stations in the general area of the plant and from areas not influenced by plant operations. Station locations are selected after careful consideration of the weather patterns and projected radiation doses to the various areas around the plant. Material sampled includes air, water, milk, foods, vegetation, soil, fish, sediment, and direct radiation levels. Results from stations near the plant are compared with concentrations from control stations and with preoperational measurements to determine potential impacts if plant operations. The vast majority of the exposures calculated from environmental samples were contributed by naturally occurring radioactive materials or from materials commonly found in the environment as a result of atmospheric nuclear weapons fallout. Small amounts of Co-60 were found in sediment samples downstream from the plant. This activity in river sediment would result in no measurable increase over background in the dose to the general public. 4 refs., 2 figs., 2 tabs.

• Research Organization: Tennessee Valley Authority, Muscle Shoals, AL (USA). Chemistry and Radiological Services
• Sponsoring Organization: TVA
• OSTI ID: 6811422
• Report Number(s): TVA/PUB-89/9; ON: DE90012821; TRN: 90-021251
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR
SAMPLING
ENVIRONMENT
RADIATION MONITORING
FISHES
FOOD
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
SITE SURVEYS
PLANTS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
SEDIMENTS
SOILS
WATER
ALABAMA
CESIUM 134
CESIUM 137
COBALT 60
COMPILED DATA
DOSE EQUIVALENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
PROGRESS REPORT
RADIATION DOSES
STRONTIUM 90
ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES
ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CESIUM ISOTOPES
COBALT ISOTOPES
DATA
DOCUMENT TYPES
DOSES
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
FEDERAL REGION IV
FLUIDS
GASES
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MATERIALS
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
MONITORING
NORTH AMERICA
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEI
NUMERICAL DATA
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POWER PLANTS
RADIOISOTOPES
STRONTIUM ISOTOPES
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
USA
VERTEBRATES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOT
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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