EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL EXPOSURES TO CONTAMINATED OFF-SITE GROUNDWATER FROM THE OAK RIDGE RESERVATION (USDOE)
OAK RIDGE, ANDERSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE
July 2006
Prepared by:
Federal Facilities Assessment Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
III. EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND POTENTIAL EXPOSURE PATHWAYS
IV. PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS
V. HEALTH OUTCOME DATA EVALUATION
LIST OF APPENDICES
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
ALARA | as low as reasonably achievable |
ALI | annual limits on intake |
ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
AOEC | Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics |
ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
Bq | becquerel |
BSCP | Background Soil Characterization Project |
CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Ce 144 | cerium 144 |
CED | committed effective dose |
CEDR | Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource |
CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act |
CFRF | consolidated fuel recycling facility |
Ci | curie |
cm | centimeter |
Co 60 | cobalt 60 |
COC | contaminant of concern |
COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
CRM | Clinch River mile |
Cs 137 | cesium 137 |
D&D | decontaminating and decommissioning |
DCF | dose conversion factor |
DDREF | dose and dose rate effectiveness factor |
DOE | U.S. Department of Energy |
EDE | effective dose equivalent |
EE/CA | Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis |
EEVOC | East End Volatile Organic Compound (plume) |
EFPC | East Fork Poplar Creek |
EMEG | Environmental media Evaluation Guides |
EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
ERAMS | Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring System |
ETTP | East Tennessee Technology Park |
FACA | Federal Advisory Committee Act |
FAMU | Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University |
FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
FFA | Federal Facility Agreement |
FFAB | Federal Facilities Assessment Branch |
GAAT | gunite and associated tanks |
GAO | General Accounting Office |
Gy | gray |
H3 | tritium |
HF | hydrofracture facility |
HFIR | high flux isotope reactor |
Hg | mercury |
HRE | homogeneous reactor experiment |
HRSA | Health Resources Services Administration |
IAG | interagency agreement |
ICRP | International Commission on Radiological Protection |
IHP | intermediate holding pond |
IROD | Interim Record of Decision |
I 131 | iodine 131 |
ISV | in situ vitrification |
IWMF | interim waste management facility |
JEM | Johnson-Ettinger Model |
LEFPC | Lower East Fork Poplar Creek |
LET | Linear Energy Transfer |
LLLW | liquid low-level waste |
LNT | linear no-threshold |
LTHA | lifetime health advisory |
LWBR | Lower Watts Bar Reservoir |
MCL | maximum contaminant level |
MCLG | maximum contaminant level goal |
MEPAS | Multimedia Environmental Pollutant Assessment System |
MeV | million electron volts |
mg/kg | milligrams per kilogram |
mg/L | milligrams per liter |
mGy | milligray |
mrem | millirem |
µCi/mL | microcuries per milliliter |
µg/L | micrograms per liter |
µR/hr | microroentgen per hour |
MRL | minimal risk level |
MS | multiple sclerosis |
MSRE | molten salt reactor experiment |
mSv | millisievert |
MVST | Melton Valley storage tanks |
mya | million years ago |
Nb 95 | niobium 95 |
NCEH | National Center for Environmental Health |
NCRP | National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements |
NESHAP | National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants |
NHF | new hydrofracture facility |
NIOSH | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
NOAEL | no observed adverse effect level |
NPDES | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
NPL | National Priorities List |
NRC | U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
OHF | Old Hydrofracture Facility |
OREIS | Oak Ridge Environmental Information System |
ORGDP | Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant |
ORHASP | Oak Ridge Health Agreement Steering Panel |
ORNL | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
ORR | Oak Ridge Reservation |
ORRHES | Oak Ridge Reservation Health Effects Subcommittee |
OSWER | Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response |
OU | operable unit |
P&A | plugging and abandonment |
PAG | FDA protective action guide |
PCB | polychlorinated biphenyl |
pCi | picocurie |
pCi/L | picocurie per liter |
PCM | Poplar Creek mile |
portable document format | |
PHAP | Public Health Action Plan |
PHAWG | Public Health Assessment Work Group |
ppb | parts per billion |
ppm | parts per million |
PWSB | process waste sludge basin |
PWTP | Process Waste Treatment Plant |
rad | radiation absorbed dose |
RAR | Remedial Action Report |
RBC | Risk Based Concentration |
RCRA | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
RER | remediation effectiveness report |
RfC | reference concentration |
RfD | reference dose |
RI/FS | Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study |
RMEG | Reference Dose Media Evaluation Guides |
ROD | Record of Decision |
Ru 106 | ruthenium 106 |
SDWA | Safe Drinking Water Act |
SDWIS | Safe Drinking Water Information System |
SNF | spent nuclear fuel |
SRS | sediment retention structure |
Sr 90 | strontium 90 |
Sv | sievert |
SWSA | solid waste storage area |
TDEC | Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation |
TDOH | Tennessee Department of Health |
TRM | Tennessee River Mile |
TRU | transuranic waste |
TSCA | Toxic Substances Control Act |
TSF | tower shielding facility |
TVA | Tennessee Valley Authority |
TWRA | Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency |
U 233 | uranium 233 |
USACE | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
VOC | volatile organic compound |
WAC | waste acceptance criteria |
WAG | waste area grouping |
WBRIWG | Watts Bar Reservoir Interagency Work Group |
WIPP | waste isolation pilot plant |
WOC | White Oak Creek |
WOCE | White Oak Creek Embayment |
WR | radiation weighting factor |
WT | tissue weighting factor |
Zr 95 | zirconium 95 |