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Plutonium in the Savannah River Site environment

W H Carlton1, C E Murphy, A G Evans

  • 1Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Savannah River Technology Center, Aiken, SC 29808, USA.

Health Physics
|September 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Savannah River Site released 140 GBq plutonium to air and 23 GBq to water from 1954-1989. Maximum doses were 120 microSv (air) and 2.4 microSv (water) at the site boundary.

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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Nuclear Chemistry
  • Public Health

Background:

  • The Savannah River Site (SRS) manufactured plutonium and tritium for national defense.
  • SRS operations involved five reactors and two radiochemical processing facilities.
  • Nuclear material releases to the environment occurred during SRS operations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify plutonium releases from SRS operations.
  • To estimate radiation doses to individuals and populations from these releases.

Main Methods:

  • Environmental monitoring and release data analysis.
  • Radiological dose assessment modeling.

Main Results:

  • Between 1954 and 1989, 140 GBq of plutonium were released to the atmosphere.

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  • During the same period, 23 GBq of plutonium were released to site streams and ponds.
  • Estimated maximum individual effective dose equivalent at the site boundary was 120 microSv (atmospheric) and 2.4 microSv (liquid).

    • Conclusions:

    • SRS operations resulted in environmental plutonium contamination.
    • Estimated doses at the site boundary were within regulatory limits.
    • The 80-km population dose was calculated to be 7.1 person-Sv.