Annual radiological environmental operating report, Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, 1989

Technical Report · Sun Apr 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6873148· OSTI ID:6873148

This report describes the environmental radiological monitoring program conducted by TVA in the vicinity of the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant (SQN) 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 of 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 environmental 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: 6873148
• Report Number(s): TVA/PUB-89/10; ON: DE90012820
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540130* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
540230 -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
540330 -- Environment
Aquatic-- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AIR
ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES
ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CESIUM 137
CESIUM ISOTOPES
COBALT 60
COBALT ISOTOPES
COMPILED DATA
DATA
DOCUMENT TYPES
DOSES
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
FISHES
FLUIDS
FOOD
GASES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INFORMATION
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MATERIALS
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
MONITORING
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
NUCLEI
NUMERICAL DATA
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PLANTS
POTASSIUM 40
POTASSIUM ISOTOPES
POWER PLANTS
PROGRESS REPORT
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
RADIOISOTOPES
SAMPLING
SEDIMENTS
SEQUOYAH UF6 PRODUCTION PLANT
SITE SURVEYS
SOILS
STRONTIUM 90
STRONTIUM ISOTOPES
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
VERTEBRATES
WATER
YEARS LIVIN
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOT
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES