Results of the radiological survey at the Electric Substation on West Central Avenue, Maywood, New Jersey (MJ039)

Foley, R D; Crutcher, J W

Title: Results of the radiological survey at the Electric Substation on West Central Avenue, Maywood, New Jersey (MJ039)

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Maywood Chemical Works (MCW) of Maywood, New Jersey, generated process wastes and residues associated with the production and refining of thorium and thorium compounds from monazite ores from 1916 to 1956. MCW supplied rare earth metals and thorium compounds to the Atomic Energy Commission and various other government agencies from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s. Area residents used the sandlike waste from this thorium extraction process mixed with tea and cocoa leaves as mulch in their yards. Some of these contaminated wastes were also eroded from the site into Lodi Brook. At the request of the US Department of Energy (DOE), a group from Oak Ridge National Laboratory conducts investigative radiological surveys of properties in the vicinity of MCW to determine whether a property is contaminated with radioactive residues, principally /sup 232/Th, derived from the MCW site. The survey typically includes direct measurement of gamma radiation levels and soil sampling for radionuclide analyses. The survey of this site, the Electric Substation on West Central Avenue, Maywood, New Jersey (MJ039), was conducted during 1988. Results of the survey indicated scattered radiation or ''shine'' from a storage pile, located off the property, containing residual radioactive material. Lead-shielded measurements showed radioactivity inmore »« less

Authors:: Foley, R D; Crutcher, J W

Publication Date:: Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)

OSTI Identifier:: 5632491

Report Number(s):: ORNL/RASA-88/82
ON: DE89017338

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-84OR21400

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Resource Relation:: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS; RADIATION MONITORING; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; THORIUM 232; RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; GAMMA LOGGING; GAMMA RADIATION; HEALTH HAZARDS; NEW JERSEY; RADIUM 226; REMEDIAL ACTION; SAMPLING; SEDIMENTS; SITE SURVEYS; SOILS; ACTINIDE ISOTOPES; ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BUILDINGS; CARBON 14 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FEDERAL REGION II; HAZARDS; HEAVY ION DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; HEAVY NUCLEI; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOTOPES; MONITORING; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEI; RADIATIONS; RADIOACTIVITY LOGGING; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM ISOTOPES; THORIUM ISOTOPES; USA; WELL LOGGING; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; 510300* - Environment, Terrestrial- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)

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  abstractNote = {Maywood Chemical Works (MCW) of Maywood, New Jersey, generated process wastes and residues associated with the production and refining of thorium and thorium compounds from monazite ores from 1916 to 1956. MCW supplied rare earth metals and thorium compounds to the Atomic Energy Commission and various other government agencies from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s. Area residents used the sandlike waste from this thorium extraction process mixed with tea and cocoa leaves as mulch in their yards. Some of these contaminated wastes were also eroded from the site into Lodi Brook. At the request of the US Department of Energy (DOE), a group from Oak Ridge National Laboratory conducts investigative radiological surveys of properties in the vicinity of MCW to determine whether a property is contaminated with radioactive residues, principally /sup 232/Th, derived from the MCW site. The survey typically includes direct measurement of gamma radiation levels and soil sampling for radionuclide analyses. The survey of this site, the Electric Substation on West Central Avenue, Maywood, New Jersey (MJ039), was conducted during 1988. Results of the survey indicated scattered radiation or ''shine'' from a storage pile, located off the property, containing residual radioactive material. Lead-shielded measurements showed radioactivity in the range of normal background for the northern New Jersey area. Radiological assessments of soil samples from the site demonstrate no radionuclide concentrations in excess of DOE Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program criteria. 4 refs., 8 figs., 3 tabs.},

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