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Radiological survey of the radioactive sands and residues at Lowman, Idaho

No uranium ore milling was performed at the Lowman site, which is located approximately 0.8 km northeast of the town of Lowman, Idaho. Nevertheless, approximately 80,000 metric tons of radioactive sands and residues from upgrading of heavy minerals by physical processing methods remain on the site grounds. Measurements of external gamma radiation 1 m above the surface showed exposure rates up to 2.4 mR/hr on site, but the exposure rate off site quickly dropped to the background level in all dir… more

Date: August 1, 1980

Creator: Haywood, F. F.; Burden, J. E.; Ellis, B. S.; Loy, E. T. & Shinpaugh, W. H.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Residual radioactivity in the vicinity of formerly utilized MED/AEC sites

As demand for uranium and thorium was accelerated during the 1940's, services of chemical and metallurgical firms and major research facilities were contracted as needed by the Manhattan Engineer District (MED). A lack of documentation of the radiological status at the time contracts were terminated at these facilities led the Department of Energy (DOE), and its predecessor the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA), to develop a major radiological resurvey program to fill this i… more

Date: January 1, 1980

Creator: Haywood, F. F. & Goldsmith, W. A.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Radiological survey of the inactive uranium-mill tailings at Ambrosia Lake, New Mexico

The inactive uranium-mill tailings pile at Ambrosia Lake, New Mexico, contains approximately 1520 Ci of /sup 226/Ra in 2.4 million metric tons of tailings covering an area of 43 hectares. All of the former mill buildings were intact and, at the time of this survey, several were in use. The tailings have not been stabilized, but the crusty surface is reported to be resistant to wind erosion. The average gamma-ray exposure rate 1 m above the tailings is 720 ..mu..R/h while the average rate in the… more

Date: June 1, 1980

Creator: Haywood, F. F.; Christian, D. J.; Ellis, B. S.; Hubbard Jr., H. M.; Lorenzo, D. & Shinpaugh, W. H.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Assessment of radiological impact of the inactive uranium-mill tailings pile at Salt Lake City, Utah

One of the largest inactive uranium mill tailings piles in the United States is located within metropolitan Salt Lake City, Utah. A radiological survey was performed at this site during the fall of 1975. A series of field and laboratory analyses were performed to characterize the spread of contamination from the tailings pile to surrounding areas. These analyses provided a basis for discussion of the important pathways for transport of radioactivity to man. Measurements of radionuclide concentr… more

Date: January 1, 1976

Creator: Haywood, F. F.; Goldsmith, W. A.; Perdue, P. T.; Fox, W. F. & Shinpaugh, W. H.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Radiological survey of the inactive uranium-mill tailings at Lakeview, Oregon

The results of the radiological survey of the inactive uranium-mill site at Lakeview, Oregon, show that the average gamma-ray exposure rate 1 m above the tailings pile and the evaporation pond area (now dry) is close to the average background level for the area (11 ..mu..R/hr). The /sup 226/Ra concentration in most of the surface soil and sediment samples is also at or below the average background value for surface soil samples in the area (0.8 pCi/g). Calculated /sup 226/Ra concentrations, bas… more

Date: June 1, 1980

Creator: Haywood, F. F.; Burden, J. E.; Ellis, B. S.; Loy, E. T. & Shinpaugh, W. H.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Radiological survey of the inactive uranium-mill tailings at the Spook site, Converse County, Wyoming

Results of a radiological survey performed at the Spook site in Converse County, Wyoming, in June 1976, are presented. The mill at this site was located a short distance from the open-pit mine where the ore was obtained and where part of the tailings was dumped into the mine. Several piles of overburden or low-grade ore in the vicinity were included in the measurements of above-ground gamma exposure rate. The average exposure rate over these piles varied from 14 ..mu..R/hr, the average backgrou… more

Date: May 1, 1980

Creator: Haywood, F. F.; Christian, D. J.; Chou, K. D.; Ellis, B. S.; Lorenzo, D. & Shinpaugh, W. H.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Radiological survey of the inactive uranium-mill tailings at Maybell, Colorado

Results of a radiological survey of the inactive uranium-mill tailings near Maybell, Colorado are presented. Measurements of external gamma exposure rate at 1 m above the tailings ranged 16 to 340 ..mu..R/hr with an average value of 65 ..mu..R/hr. Radionuclide analysis of offsite soil and sediment samples, as well as above-ground gamma exposure rate measurements defined the spread of contamination around the tailings pile. This spread is greatest toward the east, in the direction of surface wat… more

Date: March 1, 1980

Creator: Haywood, F. F.; Perdue, P. T. & Ellis, B. S.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Radiological survey of the inactive uranium-mill tailings at Slick Rock, Colorado

Results of a radiological survey of two inactive mill sites near Slick Rock, Colorado, in April 1976 are presented. One mill, referred to in this report as North Continent (NC), was operated primarily for recovery of radium and vanadium and, only briefly, uranium. The Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) mill produced a uranium concentrate for processing elsewhere and, although low-level contamination with /sup 226/Ra was widespread at this site, the concentration of this nuclide in tailings was muc… more

Date: June 1, 1980

Creator: Haywood, F. F.; Perdue, P. T.; Chou, K. D. & Ellis, B. S.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Radiological survey of the inactive uranium-mill tailings at Rifle, Colorado

Results of radiological surveys of two inactive uranium-mill sites near Rifle, Colorado, in May 1976 are presented. These sites are referred to as Old Rifle and New Rifle. The calculated /sup 226/Ra inventory of the latter site is much higher than at the older mill location. Data on above-ground measurements of gamma exposure rates, surface and near-surface concentration of /sup 226/Ra in soil and sediment samples, concentration of /sup 226/Ra in water, calculated subsurface distribution of /su… more

Date: June 1, 1980

Creator: Haywood, F. F.; Jacobs, D. J.; Ellis, B. S.; Hubbard, H. M., Jr. & Shinpaugh, W. H.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Radiological survey of the inactive uranium-mill tailings at Naturita, Colorado

Results of a radiological survey of the inactive uranium-mill site a Naturita, Colorado, conducted in May 1976, are presented. The spread of tailings was detected in the area surrounding the site by means of direct above ground gamma measurements and analysis of surface and subsurface soil samples. Radiochemical analyses of water samples in the vicinity of the tailings pile indicate local surface water contamination immediately downstream from the pile, although the /sup 226/Ra concentration in… more

Date: March 1, 1980

Creator: Haywood, F. F.; Jacobs, D. J.; Hubbard, H. M., Jr.; Ellis, B. S. & Shinpaugh, W. H.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Radiological survey of the inactive uranium-mill tailings at Durango, Colorado

Results of a radiological survey of the inactive uranium-mill site at Durango, Colorado, conducted in April 1976, in cooperation with a team from Ford, Bacon and Davis Utah Inc., are presented together with descriptions of the instruments and techniques used to obtain the data. Direct above-ground gamma measurements and analysis of surface soil and sediment samples indicate movement of tailings from the piles toward Lightner Creek on the north and the Animas River on the east side of the piles.… more

Date: March 1, 1980

Creator: Haywood, F. F.; Perdue, P. T.; Shinpaugh, W. H.; Ellis, B. S. & Chou, K. D.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Assessment of the radiological impact of the inactive uranium-mill tailings at Shiprock, New Mexico

Uranium-mill tailings at an inactive site near Shiprock, New Mexico, contain an estimated 950 curies (Ci) of /sup 226/Ra together with its radioactive daughters. A radiological survey was conducted at this site in February 1976. Decontamination work and tailings stabilization performed at the site since that time have greatly changed conditions there and little effort was applied to quantification of potential health effects in comparison to the earlier consideration of the site at Salt Lake Ci… more

Date: December 1, 1979

Creator: Haywood, F. F.; Goldsmith, W. A.; Lantz, P. M.; Fox, W. F.; Shinpaugh, W. H. & Hubbard, H. M., Jr.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Assessment of the radiological impact of the inactive uranium-mill tailings at Mexican Hat, Utah

High surface soil concentrations of /sup 226/Ra and high above-ground measurements of gamma-ray intensity in the vicinity of the inactive uranium-mill tailings at Mexican Hat show both wind and water erosion of the tailings. The former mill area, occupied by a trade school at the time of this survey, shows a comparatively high level of contamination, probably from unprocessed ore on the surface of the ore storage area near the location of the former mill buildings. However, the estimated health… more

Date: March 1, 1980

Creator: Haywood, F. F.; Goldsmith, W. A.; Ellis, B. S.; Hubbard Jr., H. M.; Fox, W. F. & Shinpaugh, W. H.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Radon and radon daughter measurements at and near the former Middlesex Sampling Plant, Middlesex, New Jersey

The results of the radon and radon daughter measurements made to date (1978) at the Middlesex Sampling Plant in Middlesex, New Jersey, are presented in this report. These measurements were one portion of a more comprehensive radiological survey conducted at this site and the surrounding area from 1976 to 1978. The surveyed property served as a uranium ore sampling plant during the 1940's and early 1950's and as a result contains elevated levels of surface an subsurface contamination. On-site in… more

Date: March 1, 1980

Creator: Haywood, F. F.; Perdue, P. T.; Christian, D. J.; Leggett, R. W.; Dickson, H. W. & Myrick, T. E.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Radiological survey of the inactive uranium-mill tailings at Riverton, Wyoming

Results of a radiological survey performed at the Riverton, Wyoming site in July 1976, are presented. The average external gamma exposure rate at 1 m over the tailings pile was 56 ..mu..R/hr. The corresponding rate for the former mill area was 97 ..mu..R/hr. Movement of tailings particles in a dry wash is evident; but it appears that, in general, the earth cover over the tailings pile has been effective in limiting both wind and water erosion of the tailings. The calculated concentration of /su… more

Date: March 1, 1980

Creator: Haywood, F. F.; Lorenzo, D.; Christian, D. J.; Chou, K. D.; Ellis, B. S. & Shinpaugh, W. H.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Radiological survey of the inactive uranium-mill tailings at Green River, Utah

The uranium-mill tailings at Green River, Utah, are relatively low in /sup 226/Ra content and concentration (20 Ci and 140 pCi/g, respectively) because the mill was used to upgrade the uranium ore by separating the sand and slime fractions; most of the radium was transported along with the slimes to another mill site. Spread of tailings was observed in all directions, but near-background gamma exposure rates were reached at distances of 40 to 90 m from the edge of the pile. Water erosion of the… more

Date: March 1, 1980

Creator: Haywood, F. F.; Christian, D. J.; Ellis, B. S.; Hubbard Jr., H. M.; Lorenzo, D. & Shinpaugh, W. H.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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State background-radiation levels: results of measurements taken during 1975-1979

Background radiation levels across the United States have been measured by the Off-Site Pollutant Measurements Group of the Health and Safety Research Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). These measurements have been conducted as part of the ORNL program of radiological surveillance at inactive uranium mills and sites formerly utilized during Manhattan Engineer District and early Atomic Energy Commission projects. The measurements included determination of /sup 226/Ra, /sup 232/Th,… more

Date: November 1, 1981

Creator: Myrick, T. E.; Berven, B. A. & Haywood, F. F.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Radiological survey of the Shpack Landfill, Norton, Massachusetts

The results of a radiological survey of the Shpack Landfill, Norton, Massachusetts, are given in this report. The survey was conducted over approximately eight acres which had received radioactive wastes from 1946 to 1965. The survey included measurement of the following: external gamma radiation at the surface and at 1 m (3 ft) above the surface throughout the site; beta-gamma exposure rates at 1 cm (0.4 in.) from the surface throughout the site; concentrations of /sup 226/Ra, /sup 238/U, and … more

Date: December 1, 1981

Creator: Cottrell, W. D.; Haywood, F. F.; Witt, D. A.; Myrick, T. E.; Goldsmith, W. A.; Shinpaugh, W. H. et al.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Assessment of the radiological impact of the inactive uranium-mill tailings at Monument Valley, Arizona

Results of a radiological survey that was conducted at the inactive uranium-mill site at Monument Valley, Arizona, in March 1976, in cooperation with a team from Ford, Bacon and Davis Utah Inc., are presented. Consideration of these data and of previously published information on radiological conditions at the site lead to the conclusion that potential health effects from exposure to radionuclides in the mill tailings are relatively small. The occupants of three residences within 0.8 km (0.5 mi… more

Date: December 1, 1979

Creator: Haywood, F. F.; Goldsmith, W. A.; Hubbard Jr., H. M.; Fox, W. F. & Shinpaugh, W. H.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Radiological survey of the inactive uranium-mill tailings at Gunnison, Colorado

The findings of a radiological survey of the inactive uranium-mill site at Gunnison, Colorado, conducted in May 1976, are presented. Results of surface soil sample analyses and direct gamma radiation measurements indicate limited spread of tailings off the site. The only significant above background measurements off the site were obtained in an area previously covered by the tailings pile. There was little evidence of contamination of the surface or of unconfined groundwater in the vicinity of … more

Date: March 1, 1980

Creator: Haywood, F. F.; Jacobs, D. G.; Hubbard Jr., H. M.; Ellis, B. S. & Shinpaugh, W. H.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Formerly utilized MED/AEC sites remedial action program. Radiological survey of the Ashland Oil Company (former Haist property), Tonawanda, New York. Final report

The results of a radiological survey of the former Haist property, Tonawanda, New York, are presented in this report. The property served as a repository for uranium ore tailings during the period 1944--46. It was released for unrestricted use following a survey conducted in 1958 by the Health and Safety Laboratory (HASL), operated then by the Atomic Energy Commission. The property is now owned by Ashland Oil, Inc., and is used for oil refining operations. The survey was undertaken to determine… more

Date: May 1, 1978

Creator: Leggett, R. W.; Haywood, F. F.; Dickson, H. W.; Anderson, D. L.; Golden, C. A.; Cottrell, W. D. et al.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Previous management practices for naturally occurring radionuclide wastes: current radiological status. [Waste storage areas at former MEDIAEC sites]

Many installations used during the early days of the United States atomic energy program have been released in recent years for unrestricted private uses. These installations include lands and buildings used for the storage of radioactive wastes resulting from refining and processing of uranium and thorium. Waste management practices at these sites in the 1940's and 1950's were not conducted with today's emphasis on as-low-as-reasonably-achievable (ALARA) principles. Consequently, many of these… more

Date: January 1, 1979

Creator: Goldsmith, W. A.; Crawford, D. J.; Haywood, F. F. & Leggett, R. Q.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Measurements of radon daughter concentrations in structures built on or near uranium mine tailings

A technique is discussed that has been used to measure air concentrations of short-lived daughters of /sup 222/Rn in residential and commercial structures built on or near uranium mill tailings in the western part of the United States. In this technique, the concentrations of RaA, RaB, and RaC are calculated from one integral count of the RaA and two integral counts of the RaC' alpha-particle activity collected on a filter with an air sampling device. A computer program is available to calculat… more

Date: January 1, 1976

Creator: Haywood, F. F.; Kerr, G. D.; Goldsmith, W. A.; Perdue, P. T. & Thorngate, J. H.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Experiences in environmental monitoring with BeO ceramic dosimeters

Ceramic BeO disks used as radiation detectors have been evaluated in environmental radiation fields by observing the TL and TSEE signals given off after heating the disks. Fluxes of low energy photons cause the values for the two apparent exposure rates to diverge; this provides a measure of the quality of the photon radiation field. The mean of the TL and TSEE derived exposure rates is close to the exposure rate as determined by other means. The TL-TSEE dosimeters perform satisfactorily provid… more

Date: January 1, 1975

Creator: Gammage, R. B. & Haywood, F. F.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department