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ENVIRONMENTAL AND EARTH SCIENCES
3 possible uranium deposit to the south of these anomalics.
JSR)
Radicactive Efflucnis
Rerer also io abstracts 26027, 27¢13, 27419, 27480-27982, 27430,
Orsdé, 27814, 27515, 27520, and 27522,
25555
(DOCKET-50268-26)
MIDWEST FUEL RECCVERY
PLANT. Draft Detailed Statement on Environmental Considerations Related to Proposed Operation, (Division of Radiological
and Environmental Protection (AEC), Washington, D, C.). Mar
1972, 6p, Dep, NTIS,
Environmental considerations related to the proposed issuance
of an operating license for the Midwest Fuel Recoverv Plant are
discussed. The site, plant, environmental impact of site preparation and plant construction, environmental impact of plant operation, probable adverse effects, short-term uses and long-term
productivity, commitments of resources, alternatives to proposed
action and cost —benefit analysis of their environmental effects are
considered. (M.C.G.)
25557
PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITY DISCHARGE INTO
RECEIVING WATERS THROUGH RADIOACTIVE WASTE WATER
FROM NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS. Brunner, P. G. Wasser
Boden; No, 4, 124-6(1971),
(Un German),
Details are given of the future consumption of electric energy
and of the future installed electric power from nuclear power
plants. Based thereon, the permissible radioactivity discharge
per 100 MWe into waters is determined to be 1.5 Ci/a, except
T, for a total power of nuclear power plants cf 100,000 MWe,
Considering the capacity of decontamination plants the ,.ermissible
activity discharge per 100 MWe can be provisionally establigned
tobe 1 Ci/a. (INIS)
Radioactivity Transport and
Monitoring
25558
(DOCKET-50201-112) WEST VALLEY REPROCESSING PLANT,
Environmental Report No, 11, 2nd Half, 1971,
(Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc., West Valley, N. Y.). 29 Feb 1972,
3830p, Dep, NTIS.
Over 2000 separate analyses of air, water, muk, fish, deer,
and silt were performed in the 6 months period. Discharges ot
Sr from the lagoon system decreased bya factor of 3 compared
with the first half of 1971 and by a factor of 9 compared to 1970.
ics discharges decreased by a factor of 5 compared with the first
half cf 1971. 'I, tritium, and §kr were monitored in stack effiuent. Data are presented in tables. (M.C.G,)
(EGG-1183-1522)
ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION
SURVEYS AND SNOW MASS PREDICTIONS FROM AIRCRAFT.
Technical Report No. L-1034. Deal, L, J,; Doyle, J. F., Burson,
2.G,; Fritzsche, A. E.
(EG and G, Inc., Las Vegas, Nev.),
25 Jun1971.
2383p,
{CONF-710540-1),
Dep, NTIS,
From seventh international symposium on remote sensing of
environment; Ann Arbor, Mich. (17 May 1971).
An aerial radiation detection and tracking system is described
and ita use in recording radiation levels from isotopes in air,
on the ground, or in the soil ig discussed, Information is included
on instrumentation and radicisotope detectability. Experiments
and fieid tests are described to illustrate the capabilities of tne
system, (J.H.D.)
555
(JPRS-55430)
7405-eng-36,
44p.
Dep, NTIS,
Jan 1972.
Contract W-
A description 1g piven of the environmental monitoring program
in effect at the Universiiv of Califormia Lous Alames Scienttfic
Luacoratory during the first half of calenaar vear 1971. Results of
programs designed to s.oniter tadiation levels in the Laboratory
environs, inciuding the atmopsnnere, local surface and grouna waters, sediments and soils are preserted. These measurements
are used to mace cstimales of tne dose commitments due to plutonium and tritium coneecntrations in air. The boundaries of the
Laderatory site, the programs associated with various Laboratory
technical nress, geologic, climavologie, and eromenie cuaructeristics of the jus Alamos area, and laboratory procedures used for
the analysis of samples are descrived, ‘auth
25562
(PEL-214)
GUANGD IN CONCENTRATION OF TRI-
TIUM IN WATER DURING EVAPORATION
AND THE POSSIBILITY
OF USING IT TO DF TLEMINE EVAPORATION FROM WATER,
SOIL. AND PLANT SURFACES,
van cer Westhuizen, 0..; “mith,
Mavia Jj,
(Atomic Enerey Board, Pelincobs, Pretoria south Africa), Sep bert,
lan, ten, NTIS (os, Sales Only),
The change in tritium cancentration, of omen water suriaces
during evaporation is discussed und ean rinients to test the avaporation formula of Craiz and Gorgon are deseriLea. The wurst few
experiments were done ta determine tne sicénown constant ana tne
gubsequent experiments were teen ises tu test the formata as
guch, The agreement * emvecn measurct ov calculated salues wes
good, as indicated by the cerrelativnn courferoents wich were hotter
than 0.93. The chang: .n tritium conesrteation in the differen: co,
layers during evapuratucn from tbe soil -urfac. .5 discussed ard
the theory of Zammeimetet al iS given. “wo experiments wer:
done and in hota cases tne calculated valies wer cower than che
measured values. The passitie cnanzes wa the trivcin: concentra tion ain plants are tiscussed. Pour experiments
re qoue am week
the tritium concertration inthe water, -cilodeots une aeaveg Were
determined.
The concentration i. the lege. owas lower tran tat an
the added water, and it seems ‘hat the ratio of (he concentration at
the loaves to that in the water ts linearly relared to the measurcd
evaporation rate, The application of this method for determuuns
evaporation from targe water, Soi und plant surfaces 1.3 somewhat
impracticahie at the present stawe., With more cosearch, it saoulid
be possible to determine the evaporation from 4 tree or: group of
trees usire this method. A thorougna studs of this method will
throw light on the mechanism of evaporation from water, soil and
plant surtuces. (authi
25563
(RLO-2225+-T-25-3)
SEDIMENT TRANSPORT ON THE
CONTINENTAL SHELF OFF OF WASHINGTON AND OR'UGON IN
Refer also to abstracts 25501 and 25508,
25559
(Los Alamos scientific Lab., N. Mex.),
TRANSLATIONS ON EASTERN EU-
LIGHT OF RECENT CURRENT MEASUREMENTS, Smith, J. Dungan; Hopkins, T. 3.
(Washington Univ,. Seattle, Dept, of Oceanography. Atomic Energy Commission, .ithens (Greece)), 1971,
Contract AT (45-1)-2225. Sap. Dep. NTIS.
Pro.onged series of chrect current measurements on the central
and outer parts of continental snelves are rare, yel an un lerStanding of the detailed flew regime in this arei is «ft considerable
geological importance, Due to the lack or this data in the oceanographic literature, especially in regard to the temporaily variable
near-bottom velocity fieid, a direct current measurement program
began at the University of Washington during summer 1967. Initial
emphasis was placed upon ubtaining a time series of at least a
two-year duration at a singic location. Data were obtained with
current meters iocated J m above the seabed in 50 and 30 m
water. Results indicate that sipnificant sediment transport occurs
only during stormag and the near bottom currents were found to
have a fairly laree offshare component. Calculations based on
the current ineasuremunts and on analyses of sediment samples
taken from the experimental gite show that bed load transport
of sediment is important only insofar as it affects the boundary
geometry, whereas, suspended load transport of sediment is extremely important. Although no completely satisfactory suspended sediment transport theory is available, estimates indicate
that a typical winter storm with current speeds up to 60 em/s
transports on the order of 5 m°/h/m of shelf length; a storm
with speedy of up to 70 cm/s transports about 15 m‘/h/m of
sediment off uf the continental shelf and into deeper water, Such
calculations suggest that a severe storm occurring every tew
years might have more geological significance than a number
ROPE. Selentifice Affairs No. 230, Translation of articles on
Eastern Europa, 26p, NTIS,
Feur papers are included in the transiation. One paper is in
the scape of NSA and is concerned with calculation of the relative
concentration and maga of failout particles in nuclear explosion
of lass severe storms. Some funneling of the transported muterial into local submarine canyons 18 likely but insufficient data
are available to Gocument this hypothesis. (auth)
twee m1
Zocw
(LA-1971)
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING IN THE
VICINITY OF THE LOS ALAMOS SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY,
JANUARY THROUGH JUNE 1971, Hercecg, Josep E, (comp,)
vironmental Research Lab., Las Vegas, Nev.),
Clouds. (dJ..D.)
255C4
(SWRHI-81-r) OFF-SITE SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES OF THE SOUTHWESTERN RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH LABORATORY FROM JANUARY THROUGH JUNE 1968, (Qestern EnDep, NTIS,
Jan 1972,
LO7p,
me
Nuciear, Madrid).
inerg, Nucl. (Madrid); 15: No. 73, 431-4
Sep-Oct 1971}.
(In Spanish).
As a result of a series of systematic radioactive prospections
in the [berian Cordillera, important radioactive discoveries were
located. Che geology of the Sorian zone is described. The preliminary geolugical surveys indicate anomalies which canreflect
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