Fourth Quarter 2010
INL Quarterly Site Environmental Report
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Sample Type Analysis |
Collection Frequency |
LOCATIONS |
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Distant |
Boundary |
INL Site |
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AIR SAMPLING |
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LOW-VOLUME AIR |
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Gross Alpha, Gross Beta, 131I |
weekly |
Blackfoot, Craters of the Moon, Dubois, Idaho Falls, Jackson WY, Rexburg |
Arco, Atomic City, FAA Tower, Howe, Monteview, Mud Lake, Blue Dome |
Main Gate, EFS, Van Buren |
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Gamma Spec |
quarterly |
Blackfoot, Craters of the Moon, Dubois, Idaho Falls, Jackson WY, Rexburg |
Arco, Atomic City, FAA Tower, Howe, Monteview, Mud Lake, Blue Dome |
Main Gate, EFS, Van Buren |
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90Sr, Transuranics |
quarterly |
Rotating schedule |
Rotating schedule |
Rotating schedule |
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ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE |
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Tritium |
2 to 13 weeks |
Blackfoot, Idaho Falls, Rexburg |
Atomic City |
None |
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PRECIPITATION |
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Tritium |
monthly |
Idaho Falls |
None |
CFA |
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Tritium |
weekly |
None |
None |
EFS |
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ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION SAMPLING |
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TLDs |
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Gamma Radiation |
semiannual |
Aberdeen, Blackfoot (2), Craters of the Moon, Dubois, Idaho Falls, Jackson WY, Minidoka, Rexburg, Roberts |
Arco, Atomic City, Birch Creek, Blue Dome, Howe, Monteview, Mud Lake |
None |
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SOIL SAMPLING |
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SOIL |
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Gamma Spec, 90Sr, Transuranics |
biennially |
Carey, Crystal Ice Caves (Aberdeen), Blackfoot, St. Anthony |
Butte City, Monteview, Atomic City, FAA Tower, Howe, Mud Lake (2), Birch Creek, Frenchman’s Cabin |
None |
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FOODSTUFF SAMPLING |
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MILK |
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Gamma Spec (131I) |
weekly |
Idaho Falls |
None |
None |
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Gamma Spec (131I) |
monthly |
Blackfoot, Dietrich, Fort Hall, Idaho Falls, Minidoka |
Howe, Terreton |
None |
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Tritium, 90Sr |
Semi-annually |
Blackfoot, Dietrich, Fort Hall, Idaho Falls, Minidoka |
Howe, Terreton |
None |
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POTATOES |
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Gamma Spec, 90Sr |
annually |
Blackfoot, Idaho Falls, Rupert, Shelley, occasional samples across the U.S. |
Arco, Monteview, Mud Lake, Terreton |
None |
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grain |
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Gamma Spec, 90Sr |
annually |
American Falls, Blackfoot, Carey Idaho Falls, Minidoka, Roberts |
Arco, Monteview, Mud Lake, Taber, Terreton |
None |
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LETTUCE |
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Gamma Spec, 90Sr |
annually |
Blackfoot, Carey, Idaho Falls |
Arco, Atomic City, FAA Tower, Howe, Monteview |
EFS |
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BIG GAME |
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Gamma Spec |
varies |
Occasional samples across the U.S. |
Public Highways |
INL Site roads |
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WATERFOWL |
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Gamma Spec, 90Sr, Transuranics |
annually |
Varies among: Heise, Firth, Fort Hall, Mud Lake, Market Lake, and American Falls |
None |
INL Site wastewater disposal ponds |
Fourth Quarter 2010
INL Quarterly Site Environmental Report
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