1988 environmental monitoring report, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Technical Report · Mon May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7016698· OSTI ID:7016698

Millard, G; Yeager, G; Phelan, J; Wolff, T; Pei, P; Dionne, D; Gray, C; Thompson, D; Hamilton, R

Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque is located south of Albuquerque on Kirtland Air Force Base. Because radionuclides are potentially released in small quantities from its research activities, SNL, Albuquerque has a continuing environmental monitoring program which analyzes for cesium-137, tritium, uranium, alpha emitters, and beta emitters in water, soil, air, and vegetation. A total of 5.23 curies of argon-41 were released as a result of SNL, Albuquerque operations in 1988. The albuquerque population received an estimated 0.04 person-rem from airborne radioactive releases, whereas it received greater than 44,500 person-rem from naturally occurring radionuclides. A nonradioactive effluent monitoring program at SNL, Albuquerque includes groundwater, stormwater and sewage monitoring. Results indicate that the groundwater has not been impacted by the chemical waste landfill. Preliminary testing of stormwater showed that no pollutants were above minimum detectable levels. A program to investigate potential remedial action sites has been started. 47 refs., 12 figs., 19 tabs.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/EH
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 7016698
• Report Number(s): SAND-89-1368; ON: DE90013799
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACTINIDES
AIR
AIR QUALITY
ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES
ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
ALPHA PARTICLES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA PARTICLES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CARBON 14 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CESIUM 137
CESIUM ISOTOPES
CHARGED PARTICLES
COMPILED DATA
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DOSIMETRY
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ELEMENTS
EMISSION
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
FLUIDS
GASES
GROUND WATER
HEAVY ION DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
HEAVY NUCLEI
HUMAN POPULATIONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
INFORMATION
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
LIQUID WASTES
MATERIALS
METALS
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NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
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RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS
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RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
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RADIUM 228
RADIUM ISOTOPES
REMEDIAL ACTION
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SEWAGE
SOILS
TRITIUM
URANIUM
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
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WASTES
WATER
WATER QUALITY
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES