Tonopah Test Range Air Monitoring: CY2015 Meteorological, Radiological, and Airborne Particulate Observations

Nikolich, George ; Shadel, Craig ; Chapman, Jenny ; McCurdy, Greg ; Etyemezian, Vicken ; Miller, Julianne J ; Mizell, Steve

关键词: In 1963;    the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) (formerly the Atomic Energy Commission [AEC]);    implemented Operation Roller Coaster on the Tonopah Test Range (TTR) and an adjacent area of the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) (f;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1329635
RP-ID  :  45271
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1329635
Others  :  Other: DOE/NV/0000939-37

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

In 1963, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) (formerly the Atomic Energy Commission [AEC]), implemented Operation Roller Coaster on the Tonopah Test Range (TTR) and an adjacent area of the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) (formerly the Nellis Air Force Range). The operation resulted in radionuclide-contaminated soils at the Clean Slate I, II, and III sites. This report documents observations made during ongoing monitoring of radiological, meteorological, and dust conditions at stations installed adjacent to Clean Slate I and Clean Slate III, and at the TTR Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) Range Operations Control (ROC) center. The primary objective of the monitoring effort is to determine if winds blowing across the Clean Slate sites are transporting particles of radionuclide-contaminated soil beyond the physical and administrative boundaries of the sites.