STOLLER-ESER-64

S.M. Stoller Corporation
Environmental Surveillance, Education and Research Program
ISSN NUMBER 1089-5469

Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory 
Offsite Environmental Surveillance Program Report:
Fourth Quarter 2003

September 2003

Contributors:

 Marilyn Case, Christopher Martin

 Program conducted for the U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office
Under Contract DE-RP07-99ID13658

 S.M. Stoller Corporation
Environmental Surveillance, Education and Research Program
Douglas K. Halford, Program Manager
1780 First Street, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401
www.stoller-eser.com

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary
List Of Abbreviation and Units

1. ESER Program Description
2. The INEEL
3. Air Sampling

• Low-Volume Air Sampling
• Atmospheric Moisture Sampling
• PM₁₀ Air Sampling

• Precipitation Sampling
• Drinking Water
• Surface Water

• Milk Sampling
• Potato Sampling
• Large Game Animal Sampling
• Waterfowl

6.  Environmental Radiation

7. Summary and conclusions

8. References

Appendix A - Summary of Sampling Media and Schedule

Appendix B - Summary of MDC's, DCG's, and SDWA Limits

Appendix C - Sample Analysis Results

• Table C-1: Weekly Gross Alpha and Gross Beta Concentrations in Air.

• Table C-2: Weekly Iodine-131 Activity in Air.

• Table C-3: Quarterly Cesium-137, Americium-241, Plutonium-238, Plutonium-239/40 & Strontium-90 Concentrations in Composited Air Filters.

• Table C-4: Tritium Concentrations in Atmospheric Moisture.

• Table C-5:  PM₁₀ Concentrations at Atomic City, Blackfoot CMS, and Rexburg CMS.

• Table C-6:  Weekly and Monthly Tritium concentrations in Precipitation.

• Table C-7:  Bi-Annual Gross Alpha, Gross Beta & Tritium Concentrations in Drinking and Surface Water.

• Table C-8:  Weekly and Monthly Iodine-131 & Cesium-137 Concentrations in Milk.

• Table C-9:  Bi-annual Strontium-90 Concentrations in Milk.

• Table C-10: Cesium-137 Concentrations in Potatoes.

• Table C-11:  Strontium-90 Concentrations in Potatoes.

• Table C-12: Cesium-137 and Iodine-131 Concentrations in Game Animals.

• Table C-13:  Radionuclides in Edible Portion of Waterfowl.

• Table C-14:  Environmental Radiation Results.

Appendix D Statistical Analysis Results

• Table D-1. Kruskal-Wallacea statistical results between INEEL, Boundary, and Distant sample groups by quarter and by month

• Table D-2. Statistical difference in weekly gross alpha concentrations measured at Boundary and Distant locations

LIST OF FIGURES

• Figure 1. Low-volume air sampler locations.

• Figure 2. Gross alpha concentrations in air at ESER Program Boundary, Distant, and INEEL locations for the third quarter of 2002.

• Figure 3. October gross alpha concentrations in air at ESER Program INEEL, Boundary, and Distant locations.

• Figure 4. November gross alpha concentrations in air at ESER Program INEEL, Boundary, and Distant locations.

• Figure 5. December gross alpha concentrations in air at ESER Program INEEL, Boundary, and Distant locations.

• Figure 6. Gross beta concentrations in air at ESER Program INEEL, Boundary, and Distant locations for the third quarter 2002.

• Figure 7. October gross beta concentrations in air at ESER Program INEEL, Boundary, and Distant locations.

• Figure 8. November gross beta concentrations in air at ESER Program INEEL, Boundary, and Distant locations.

• Figure 9. December gross beta concentrations in air at ESER Program INEEL, Boundary, and Distant locations.

• Figure 10. Specific radionuclides detected in quarterly composite air filters (by locations).

• Figure 11. Drinking and Surface Water Sampling locations.

• Figure 12. ESER Program milk sampling locations.

• Figure 13.  TLD sampling locations.
  
   

LIST OF TABLES

• Table 1. Summary of 24-hour PM₁₀ values.

• Table A-1. Summary of the ESER Program’s Sampling Schedule

• Table B-1. Summary of Approximate Minimum Detectable Concentrations for Radiological Analyses Performed During Third quarter 2002

• Table C-1: Weekly Gross Alpha and Gross Beta Concentrations in Air.

• Table C-2: Weekly Iodine-131 Activity in Air.

• Table C-3: Quarterly Cesium-137, Americium-241, Plutonium-238, Plutonium-239/40 & Strontium-90 Concentrations in Composited Air Filters.

• Table C-4: Tritium Concentrations in Atmospheric Moisture.

• Table C-5:  PM₁₀ Concentrations at Atomic City, Blackfoot CMS, and Rexburg CMS.

• Table C-6:  Weekly and Monthly Tritium concentrations in Precipitation.

• Table C-7:  Bi-Annual Gross Alpha, Gross Beta & Tritium Concentrations in Drinking and Surface Water.

• Table C-8:  Weekly and Monthly Iodine-131 & Cesium-137 Concentrations in Milk.

• Table C-9:  Bi-annual Strontium-90 Concentrations in Milk.

• Table C-10: Cesium-137 Concentrations in Potatoes.

• Table C-11:  Strontium-90 Concentrations in Potatoes.

• Table C-12: Cesium-137 and Iodine-131 Concentrations in Game Animals.

• Table C-13:  Radionuclides in Edible Portion of Waterfowl.

• Table C-14:  Environmental Radiation Results.

• Table D-1. Kruskal-Wallacea statistical results between INEEL, Boundary, and Distant sample groups by quarter and by month

• Table D-2. Statistical difference in weekly gross alpha concentrations measured at Boundary and Distant locations