Environmental status of the Hanford Reservation for CY-1972

Abstract

This report is intended primarily for internal use by the sponsoring organization and Battolle.

Ecological aspects of decommissioning and decontamination of facilities on the Hanford Reservation

“…Since Pu is a bone-seeker, antlers might be useful indicators for the presence of Pu in the deer's environment. Plutonium-239 has been observed in liver and bone of deer collected on the Hanford Reservation (Bramson et al, 1973), but the concentrations (less than --1 pCi/g wet weight) are very similar to the fallout values as reported by Whicker (1973) .…”

A review of historical data on the radionuclide content of soil samples collected from the Hanford Site and vicinity

“…Analytical results for the two samples collected at each location in 1971 and 1972 were published in the onsite annual environmental monitoring reports for the respective years (Bramson and Corley 1972a;Bramson, Corley, and Nees 1973). The authors noted a greater radionuclide concentration in the first l-in.…”