Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Facility Radionuclide Emission Points and Sampling Systems

Technical Report · Wed Apr 08 04:00:00 EDT 2009

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/951860· OSTI ID:951860

Barfuss, Brad C.; Barnett, J. Matthew; Ballinger, Marcel Y.

Battelle—Pacific Northwest Division operates numerous research and development laboratories in Richland, Washington, including those associated with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) on the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site that have the potential for radionuclide air emissions. The National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP 40 CFR 61, Subparts H and I) requires an assessment of all effluent release points that have the potential for radionuclide emissions. Potential emissions are assessed annually. Sampling, monitoring, and other regulatory compliance requirements are designated based upon the potential-to-emit dose criteria found in the regulations. The purpose of this document is to describe the facility radionuclide air emission sampling program and provide current and historical facility emission point system performance, operation, and design information. A description of the buildings, exhaust points, control technologies, and sample extraction details is provided for each registered or deregistered facility emission point. Additionally, applicable stack sampler configuration drawings, figures, and photographs are provided.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 951860
• Report Number(s): PNNL-15992 Rev. 1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

radionuclide air emission
radionuclide stack emissions
stack sampling