Radioactive effluents in Savannah River [electronic resource].
- Published
- Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1991.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Physical Description
- Pages: (22 pages) : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators
- Westinghouse Savannah River Company, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
Access Online
- Restrictions on Access
- Free-to-read Unrestricted online access
- Summary
- During 1990, low-level radiometric studies of the Savannah River continued to distinguish between effluent contributions from Plant Vogtle and the Savannah River Site. Measurements of these radioactive effluents are of mutual interest to both institutions, as they can address disturbing trends before they become health and legal concerns. The Environmental Technology Section (ETS) has conducted radiometric studies of Plant Vogtle since late 1986, prior to its startup. The plant has two 1100 MWe pressurized water reactors developed by Westinghouse. Unit 1 started commercial operations in June 1987, and Unit 2 began in May 1989. During powered operations, ETS has routinely detected neutron-activated isotopes in controlled releases but all activities have been several orders of magnitude below the DOE guide values. In 1990, processing improvements for Vogtle effluents have yielded even lower activities in the river. The Vogtle release data and the ETS measurements have tracked well over the past four years.
- Report Numbers
- E 1.99:wsrc-tr-91-647
wsrc-tr-91-647 - Subject(s)
- Other Subject(s)
- Savannah River
- Radiation Monitoring
- Savannah River Plant
- Radioactive Effluents
- Nai Detectors
- Progress Report
- Sampling
- Document Types
- Materials
- Measuring Instruments
- Monitoring
- National Organizations
- Radiation Detectors
- Radioactive Materials
- Radioactive Wastes
- Rivers
- Scintillation Counters
- Solid Scintillation Detectors
- Streams
- Surface Waters
- Us Aec
- Us Doe
- Us Erda
- Us Organizations
- Wastes
- Note
- Published through SciTech Connect.
11/27/1991.
"wsrc-tr-91-647"
"DE92019344"
Winn, W.G. - Funding Information
- AC09-89SR18035
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