Open AccessHanford Site Near-Facility Environmental Monitoring Data Report for Calendar Year 2007- Appendix 2
Author(s) -
C.J. Perkins,
Michael C. Dorsey,
S.M. McKinney,
Justin W. Wilde,
James L. Duncan
Publication year - 2008
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/940225
Subject(s) - hanford site , hazardous waste , radiological weapon , environmental science , radiation monitoring , radioactive waste , waste management , radiochemistry , engineering , nuclear medicine , chemistry , medicine
Near-facility environmental monitoring is defined as monitoring near facilities that have the potential to discharge or have discharged, stored, or disposed of radioactive or hazardous materials. Monitoring locations are associated with nuclear facilities such as the Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP), Canister Storage Building (CSB), and the K Basins; inactive nuclear facilities such as N Reactor and the Plutonium-Uranium Extraction (PUREX) Facility; and waste storage or disposal facilities such as burial grounds, cribs, ditches, ponds, tank farms, and trenches. Much of the monitoring consists of collecting and analyzing environmental samples and methodically surveying areas near facilities. The program is also designed to evaluate acquired analytical data, determine the effectiveness of facility effluent monitoring and controls, assess the adequacy of containment at waste disposal units, and detect and monitor unusual conditions