Open Access1999 environmental monitoring report for the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, Pittsburgh Site
Author(s) -
Safety
Publication year - 2000
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/771007
Subject(s) - agency (philosophy) , atomic energy , commission , nuclear power , risk assessment , environmental science , environmental protection , political science , computer science , biology , sociology , ecology , law , computer security , social science
The 1999 results for the Bettis-Pittsburgh radiological and nonradiological environmental monitoring programs are presented. The results demonstrate that the existing procedures ensured that releases to the environment during 1999 were in accordance with applicable Federal, State, County, and local regulations. Evaluation of the environmental data indicates that current operations at the Site continue to have no adverse effect on human health and the quality of the environment. A conservative assessment of radiation exposure to the general public as a result of Site operations demonstrates that the dose received by any member of the public was well below the most restrictive dose limits established by the Environmental Protection Agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the US Department of Energy. A risk assessment of potentially exposed populations to chemical residues in the environment at the Site demonstrates that these residues do not pose any significant risk to human health or the environment