Radioiodine in the Savannah River Site environment

Technical Report · Fri Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10122501· OSTI ID:10122501

Kantelo, M V; Bauer, L R; Marter, W L; Murphy, Jr, C E; Zeigler, C C

Radioiodine, which is the collective term for all radioactive isotopes of the element iodine, is formed at the Savannah River Site (SRS) principally as a by-product of nuclear reactor operations. Part of the radioiodine is released to the environment during reactor and reprocessing operations at the site. The purpose of this report is to provide an introduction to radioiodine production and disposition, its status in the environment, and the radiation dose and health risks as a consequence of its release to the environment around the Savannah River Plant. A rigorous dose reconstruction study is to be completed by thee Center for Disease Control during the 1990s.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 10122501
• Report Number(s): WSRC-RP-90-424-2; ON: DE93006329
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 15 Jan 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
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