Environmental release of iodine-131, May 29-June 23, 1961

Technical Report · Tue Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1961

OSTI ID:7057458

Reinig, W C

A release of 153 curies of iodine-131 from Building 291-F stack, most of which was discharged during the period of May 30 through June 3, temporarily caused high concentrations of radioiodine in milk produced in the vicinity of the Savannah River Plant. The consumption of this milk may have resulted in a thyroid dose up to 1260 mrem. The environmental concentrations of radioiodine and the off-Plant exposures resulting from the releases were below the limits established by the National Committee on Radiation Protection. Investigation of the source of the abnormally large amount of radioiodine in the F-Area canyon process was inconclusive but there is a probability that short-cooled uranium was unintentionally dissolved. 6 figures.

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (USA). Savannah River Plant
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-76SR00001
• OSTI ID: 7057458
• Report Number(s): DPSP-61-25-7; ON: DE84013152
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ACCIDENTS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BODY FLUIDS
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DOSES
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY
FOOD
GASEOUS WASTES
HUMAN POPULATIONS
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
IODINE 131
IODINE ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MILK
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
POPULATIONS
RADIATION ACCIDENTS
RADIATION DOSES
RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
RADIOISOTOPES
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
STACK DISPOSAL
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES