Detailed measurement of /sup 131/I in air, vegetation, and milk around three operating reactor sites

Technical Report · Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EDT 1975

OSTI ID:7199597

Weiss, B H; Voilleque, P G; Keller, J H; Phillips, C R

A study at three nuclear reactor sites to determine /sup 131/I concentrations in the air-grass-cow-milk links of the food chain, as these are related to releases from the nuclear power plants, was prepared. The /sup 131/I gaseous effluent release rates were measured in terms of other chemical forms of iodine and compared with previous measurements. Concentrations in vegetation were not generally observable, while measured milk concentrations appeared directly related to rainfall. Maximum air-to-vegetation transfer velocities were calculated, and two vegetation-to-milk transfer parameters were determined. (GRA)

• Research Organization: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. (USA). Office of Inspection and Enforcement
• NSA Number: NSA-33-17187
• OSTI ID: 7199597
• Report Number(s): PB-240405; NUREG-75/021
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BIOMASS
BODY FLUIDS
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
ENERGY SOURCES
FOOD
FOOD CHAINS
GREAT LAKES REGION
ILLINOIS
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
IODINE 131
IODINE ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MID-ATLANTIC REGION
MILK
MINNESOTA
MONITORING
NEW JERSEY
NORTH AMERICA
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
PLANTS
POLLUTION
POWER PLANTS
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIOACTIVITY
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTORS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
USA