Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Annual Site Environmental Report for Calendar Year 1998

Abstract

The results of the 1998 environmental surveillance and monitoring program for the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) are presented and discussed. The purpose of this report is to provide the U.S. Department of Energy and the public with information on the level of radioactive and non-radioactive pollutants, if any, that are added to the environment as a result of PPPL's operations. The report also summarizes environmental initiatives, assessments, and programs that were undertaken in 1998. One significant initiative is the Integrated Safety Management (ISM) program that embraces environment, safety, and health principles as one.

Nonproliferation and fusion power plants

“…Sample environmental monitoring data from the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) and National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX) at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory are shown in Tab. 1; TFTR operated from 1995-1997, 1998 was a transitional year from TFTR to NSTX, NSTX operated from 1999-2008, and TFTR underwent decommissioning activities between 1999-2002 [64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72]. Note that data are skewed and do not correct for rain and groundwater interactions, nor do they include the distinction between elemental tritium (HT) and tritiated water (HTO) releases.…”