Third Quarter 2010
INL Quarterly Site Environmental Report
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Gonzales-Stoller Surveillance, LLC
Environmental Surveillance, Education, and Research Program
ISSN NUMBER 1089-5469
GSS-ESER-142
Idaho National Laboratory Offsite Environmental
Surveillance Program Report:
Third Quarter 2010
January 2010
Contributors:
Marilyn Case, Russ Mitchell
Program conducted for the U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office
Under Contract DE-NE0000300
By Gonzales-Stoller Surveillance, LLC,
Environmental Surveillance, Education and Research Program
Douglas K. Halford, Program Manager
120 Technology Drive, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402
www.gsseser.com
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None of the radionuclides detected in samples collected during the third quarter of 2010 could be directly linked with INL Site activities. Levels of detected radionuclides were no different than values measured at other locations across the United States or were consistent with levels measured historically at the INL Site. All detected radionuclide concentrations were well below guidelines set by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and regulatory standards established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for protection of the public. |
This report for the third quarter of 2010 contains results from the
Environmental Surveillance, Education, and Research (ESER) Program’s monitoring
of the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site’s offsite
environment, July 1 through September 30, 2010. All sample types (media) and the
sampling schedule followed during 2010 are listed in
Appendix A. Specifically, this
report contains the results for the following:
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Media |
Sample Type |
Analysis |
Results |
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Air |
Filters |
Gross alpha, gross beta |
No statistical differences were noted in either gross alpha or gross beta data on quarterly and monthly comparisons. No statistical differences were observed between Distant locations than Boundary locations for either gross alpha or gross beta concentrations measured during any week of the third quarter. No result exceeded the DCG for gross alpha or gross beta activity in air. |
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Gamma-emitting radionuclides, select actinides (241Am, 238Pu, and 239,240 Pu), 90Sr |
No man-made radionuclides were detected. |
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Charcoal Cartridge |
Iodine-131 |
Iodine-131 was not reported on any charcoal cartridge batches during any week of the quarter. |
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Atmospheric Moisture |
Liquid |
Tritium |
A total of 19 samples were collected. Seventeen of these samples had tritium results greater than the 3s uncertainty. No sample result exceeded the DCG for tritium in air. Results were consistent with historical measurements. |
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Precipitation |
Liquid |
Tritium |
Six results for samples collected were available. Two of the results were greater than the 3s uncertainty. The concentrations were consistent with those reported across the region by the Environmental Protection Agency and with previous results. |
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Milk |
Liquid |
Iodine-131, gamma-emitting radionuclides |
Thirty-four samples, including two duplicates, were collected. No Iodine-131 or other manmade gamma-emitting radionuclides were detected in any sample. |
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Grain |
Vegetation |
Gamma-emitting radionuclides, 90Sr |
Fourteen wheat samples were collected. No manmade gamma-emitting radionuclides were found in any sample. Strontium-90 was detected in six samples at levels consistent with historical results. |
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Large Game Animals |
Tissue |
Gamma-emitting radionuclides |
Three large game animals (all pronghorn) were sampled. No man-made radionuclides were detected in animal tissues. |
Third Quarter 2010
INL Quarterly Site Environmental Report
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