title: Radiological effect of a low level waste site on the environment.
abstract: Environmental surveillance at the fence line of a low-level radioactive waste disposal site on the Nevada Test Site includes sampling for air particulates, radioiodines, tritium in atmospheric moisture, and airborne transuranics, plus an array of thermoluminescent dosimeters for measurement of external gamma exposures. The results obtained from this surveillance are displayed and discussed. The calculated effluents and the resultant effective dose equivalents to workers and the general public are discussed. It is concluded that, in the 15 years since its establishment, this waste disposal site has led to no significant radiological exposure to workers, the general public, or the environment.
authors.affiliation: Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Co., Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada 89193.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Latham
mesh_terms: D009505:Nevada; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011848:Radioactive Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D011850:Radioactive Waste; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D011848:Radioactive Pollutants; D011850:Radioactive Waste; D014316:Tritium