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National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Submittal - 1995

By S.C. Black and Y.E. Townsend

Abstract

This report contains National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants at the Nevada Test Site (NTS). It provides lists of figures and tables related to the NTS and includes a Site Description. The Source Description includes current and previous activities conducted on the NTS. The Site has been the primary location for testing of nuclear explosives in the Continental U.S. since 1951. Historical testing has included (1) atmospheric testing in the 1950`s and early 1960s, (2) earth-cratering experiments, and (3) open-air nuclear reactor and rocket engine testing. At the North Las Vegas Facility, operated for DOE/NV by EG&G Energy Measurements, there was an Unusual Occurrence that led to an insignificant potential exposure to an offsite person. The incident involved the release of tritiated water (HTO), and a description of the incident and the method of calculating the effective dose equivalent for offsite exposure are described. The Source Description further describes Ground Seepage of Noble Gases, Radioactive Waste Management Sites, and Plutonium Contaminated Surface Areas

Topics: Radioactive Wastes, Air Pollution, Radioisotopes, Remedial Action, Emission, Nevada Test Site, Pollution Abatement, Radiation Monitoring, Site Characterization, Experimental Data, 54 Environmental Sciences, Health Hazards, Risk Assessment, 56 Biology And Medicine, Applied Studies, Volatile Matter, Human Populations, Radiation Doses
Publisher: Bechtel Nevada Corp., Las Vegas, NV (United States)
Year: 1996
DOI identifier: 10.2172/436417
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Provided by: UNT Digital Library
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