National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Calendar Year 2006

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关键词: AIR;    CALENDARS;    MOISTURE;    NEVADA TEST SITE;    NUCLEAR WEAPONS;    POLLUTANTS;    RADIATION MONITORING;    RADIATIONS;    RADIOISOTOPES;    SECURITY;    SOILS;    TESTING Clean Air Act Radionuclide Air Emissions Dose;   

DOI  :  10.2172/914416
RP-ID  :  DOE/NV/25946--171
PID  :  OSTI ID: 914416
Others  :  TRN: US200809%%231

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The Nevada Test Site (NTS) is operated by the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office (NNSA/NSO). From 1951 through 1992, the NTS was operated as the nation's site for nuclear weapons testing. The release of man-made radionuclides from the NTS as a result of testing activities has been monitored since the first decade of atmospheric testing. After 1962, when nuclear tests were conducted only underground, the radiation exposure to the public surrounding the NTS was greatly reduced. After the 1992 moratorium on nuclear testing, radiation monitoring on the NTS focused on detecting airborne radionuclides which come from historically-contaminated soils resuspended into the air (e.g., by winds) and tritium-contaminated soil moisture emitted to the air from soils through evapotranspiration.