STOLLER-ESER-63

S.M. Stoller Corporation
Environmental Surveillance, Education and Research Program
ISSN NUMBER 1089-5469

Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory 
Offsite Environmental Surveillance Program Report:
Third Quarter 2003

September 2003

Contributors:

 Marilyn Case, Christopher Martin

 Program conducted for the U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office
Under Contract DE-RP07-99ID13658

 S.M. Stoller Corporation
Environmental Surveillance, Education and Research Program
Douglas K. Halford, Program Manager
1780 First Street, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401
www.stoller-eser.com

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary
List Of Abbreviation and Units

1. ESER Program Description
2. The INEEL
3. Air Sampling

• Low-Volume Air Sampling
• Atmospheric Moisture Sampling
• PM₁₀ Air Sampling

• Precipitation Sampling

• Milk Sampling
• Lettuce Sampling
• Wheat Sampling
• Large Game Animal Sampling
• Marmot Sampling

6. Summary and conclusions

7. References

Appendix A - Summary of Sampling Media and Schedule

Appendix B - Summary of MDC's, DCG's, and SDWA Limits

Appendix C - Sample Analysis Results

• Table C-1: Weekly Gross Alpha and Gross Beta Concentrations in Air (3rd Quarter 2002)
• Table C-2: Weekly Iodine-131 Activity in Air (3rd Quarter 2002)
• Table C-3: Quarterly Cesium-137, Amerecium-241, Plutonium-238, Plutonium-239/240, & Strontium-90 Concentrations in Composited Air Filters (3rd Quarter 2002)
• Table C-4: Tritium concentrations in Atmospheric Moisture
• Table C-5: PM₁₀ Concentrations at Atomic City, Blackfoot CMS, and Rexburg CMS (3rd Quarter 2002)
• Table C-6: Weekly and Monthly Tritium concentrations in Precipitation (3rd Quarter 2002)
• Table C-7: Weekly and Monthly Iodine-131 and Cesium-237 Concentrations in Milk
• Table C-8:  Cesium-137 Concentrations in Lettuce and Wheat
• Table C-9:  Strontium-90 Concentrations in Lettuce and Wheat
• Table C-10: Cesium-137 and Iodine-131 Concentrations in Game Animals
• Table C-11:  Americium-241, Plutonium-238, Plutonium 239/240, Cesium-137, Cobalt-60 and Strontium-90 Concentrations in Marmots
• Table C-12:  Biennial Cesium-137 and Cobalt-60 Concentrations in Soil
• Table C-13:  Biennial Americium-241, Plutonium-238, Plutonium-239/40, and Strontium-90 in Soil

Appendix D Statistical Analysis Results

• Table D-1. Kruskal-Wallacea statistical results between INEEL, Boundary, and Distant sample groups by quarter and by month

• Table D-2. Statistical difference in weekly gross alpha concentrations measured at Boundary and Distant locations

LIST OF FIGURES

• Figure 1. Low-volume air sampler locations.

• Figure 2. Gross alpha concentrations in air at ESER Program Boundary, Distant, and INEEL locations for the third quarter of 2002.

• Figure 3. July gross alpha concentrations in air at ESER Program INEEL, Boundary, and Distant locations.

• Figure 4. August gross alpha concentrations in air at ESER Program INEEL, Boundary, and Distant locations.

• Figure 5. September gross alpha concentrations in air at ESER Program INEEL, Boundary, and Distant locations.

• Figure 6. Gross beta concentrations in air at ESER Program INEEL, Boundary, and Distant locations for the third quarter 2002.

• Figure 7. July gross beta concentrations in air at ESER Program INEEL, Boundary, and Distant locations.

• Figure 8. August gross beta concentrations in air at ESER Program INEEL, Boundary, and Distant locations.

• Figure 9. September gross beta concentrations in air at ESER Program INEEL, Boundary, and Distant locations.

• Figure 10. Specific radionuclides detected in quarterly composite air filters (by locations).

• Figure 11. ESER Program milk sampling locations.

• Figure 12. Offsite soil sampling locations.
  
   

LIST OF TABLES

• Table 1. Summary of 24-hour PM₁₀ values.

• Table A-1. Summary of the ESER Program’s Sampling Schedule

• Table B-1. Summary of Approximate Minimum Detectable Concentrations for Radiological Analyses Performed During Third quarter 2002

• Table C-1: Weekly Gross Alpha and Gross Beta Concentrations in Air (3rd Quarter 2002)
• Table C-2: Weekly Iodine-131 Activity in Air (3rd Quarter 2002)
• Table C-3: Quarterly Cesium-137, Amerecium-241, Plutonium-238, Plutonium-239/240, & Strontium-90 Concentrations in Composited Air Filters (3rd Quarter 2002)
• Table C-4: Tritium concentrations in Atmospheric Moisture
• Table C-5: PM₁₀ Concentrations at Atomic City, Blackfoot CMS, and Rexburg CMS (3rd Quarter 2002)
• Table C-6: Monthly and Weekly Tritium concentrations in Precipitation (3rd Quarter 2002)
• Table C-7: Weekly and Monthly Iodine-131 and Cesium-237 Concentrations in Milk
• Table C-8:  Cesium-137 Concentrations in Lettuce and Wheat
• Table C-9:  Strontium-90 Concentrations in Lettuce and Wheat
• Table C-10: Cesium-137 and Iodine-131 Concentrations in Game Animals
• Table C-11:  Americium-241, Plutonium-238, Plutonium 239/240, Cesium-137, Cobalt-60 and Strontium-90 Concentrations in Marmots
• Table C-12:  Biennial Cesium-137 and Cobalt-60 Concentrations in Soil
• Table C-13:  Biennial Americium-241, Plutonium-238, Plutonium-239/40, and Strontium-90 in Soil

• Table D-1. Kruskal-Wallacea statistical results between INEEL, Boundary, and Distant location groups by quarter and by month.

• Table D-2. Statistical difference in weekly gross alpha concentrations measured at Boundary and Distant locations.