Nevada Test Site Environmental Report 2007

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2008

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/936844· OSTI ID:936844

Wills, Cathy

The Nevada Test Site Environmental Report 2007 (NTSER) was prepared to meet the information needs of the public and the requirements and guidelines of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for annual site environmental reports. It was prepared by National Security Technologies, LLC (NSTec). This Executive Summary presents the purpose of the document, the major programs conducted at the Nevada Test Site (NTS), NTS key environmental initiatives, radiological releases and potential doses to the public resulting from site operations, a summary of nonradiological releases, implementation status of the NTS Environmental Management System, a summary of compliance with environmental regulations, pollution prevention and waste minimization accomplishments, and significant environmental accomplishments. Much of the content of this Executive Summary is also presented in a separate stand-alone pamphlet titled Nevada Test Site Environmental Report Summary 2007. This NTSER was prepared to satisfy DOE Order 231.1A, Environment, Safety and Health Reporting. Its purpose is to (1) report compliance status with environmental standards and requirements, (2) present results of environmental monitoring of radiological and nonradiological effluents, (3) report estimated radiological doses to the public from releases of radioactive material, (4) summarize environmental incidents of noncompliance and actions taken in response to them, (5) describe the NTS Environmental Management System and characterize its performance, and (6) highlight significant environmental programs and efforts. This report meets these objectives for the NTS and three offsite Nevada facilities mentioned in this report.

• Research Organization: National Security Technologies, LLC (NSTec), Mercury, NV (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE - National Nuclear Security Administration (NA)
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC52-06NA25946
• OSTI ID: 936844
• Report Number(s): DOE/NV/25946-543; TRN: US0806004
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
58 GEOSCIENCES
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
COMPLIANCE
IMPLEMENTATION
INFORMATION NEEDS
MANAGEMENT
MINIMIZATION
MONITORING
NATIONAL SECURITY
NEVADA TEST SITE
PERFORMANCE
POLLUTION
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RECOMMENDATIONS
REGULATIONS
SAFETY
WASTES
Nevada Test Site Environmental Report 2007