A reevaluation of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP - 40 CFR 61, Subpart H) program at Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico

Culp, T A; Hylko, J M

doi:10.2172/564106

Title: A reevaluation of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP - 40 CFR 61, Subpart H) program at Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico

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The initial National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP - 40 CFR 61, Subpart H) Program at Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico (SNL/NM) required: (1) continuous air monitoring of sources if the calculated effective dose equivalent (EDE) to the maximum exposed individual (MEI) was > 0.1 mrem/yr; (2) the determination of emissions based on measurements or measured parameters if the EDE to the MEI was < 0.1 mrem/yr; and (3) the calculation of worst case releases when the expected air concentrations were below detection limits using standard monitoring equipment. This conservative interpretation of the regulation guided SNL/NM to model, track, and trend virtually all emission sources with the potential to include any radionuclides. The level of effort required to implement these activities was independent of the EDE contributing from individual sources. A recent programmatic review found the NESHAP program to be in excess of the legal requirements. A further review found that, in summation, 13 of 16 radionuclide sources had a negligible impact on the final calculated EDE to the MEI used to demonstrate compliance at 20 separate on-site receptor locations. A reevaluation was performed to meet the legal requirements of 40 CFR 61, Subpart H, and still bemore »« less

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Culp, T A ^[1]; Hylko, J M ^[2]

Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Roy F. Weston, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Publication Date:: Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1997

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Financial Management and Controller, Washington, DC (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 564106

Report Number(s):: SAND-97-2449C; CONF-980203-
ON: DE98000414; BR: YN0100000; TRN: 98:002464

DOE Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Resource Relation:: Conference: 1998 Health Physics Society midyear topical meeting, Mobile, AL (United States), 8-11 Feb 1998; Other Information: PBD: [1997]

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY; 56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, APPLIED STUDIES; RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS; POLLUTION REGULATIONS; RADIATION MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION MONITORING; RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; POLLUTION SOURCES; COMPLIANCE; NUMERICAL DATA; DOSE EQUIVALENTS

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                    Culp, T A, and Hylko, J M. A reevaluation of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP - 40 CFR 61, Subpart H) program at Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico.  United States: N. p., 1997. 
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                    Culp, T A, & Hylko, J M. A reevaluation of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP - 40 CFR 61, Subpart H) program at Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/564106

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        "A reevaluation of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP - 40 CFR 61, Subpart H) program at Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/564106.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/564106.

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  abstractNote = {The initial National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP - 40 CFR 61, Subpart H) Program at Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico (SNL/NM) required: (1) continuous air monitoring of sources if the calculated effective dose equivalent (EDE) to the maximum exposed individual (MEI) was > 0.1 mrem/yr; (2) the determination of emissions based on measurements or measured parameters if the EDE to the MEI was < 0.1 mrem/yr; and (3) the calculation of worst case releases when the expected air concentrations were below detection limits using standard monitoring equipment. This conservative interpretation of the regulation guided SNL/NM to model, track, and trend virtually all emission sources with the potential to include any radionuclides. The level of effort required to implement these activities was independent of the EDE contributing from individual sources. A recent programmatic review found the NESHAP program to be in excess of the legal requirements. A further review found that, in summation, 13 of 16 radionuclide sources had a negligible impact on the final calculated EDE to the MEI used to demonstrate compliance at 20 separate on-site receptor locations. A reevaluation was performed to meet the legal requirements of 40 CFR 61, Subpart H, and still be reasonable and appropriate under the existing circumstances.},

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