PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
IDAHO NATIONAL ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY (U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY)
[a/k/a IDAHO NATIONAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY (USDOE)]
IDAHO FALLS, BUTTE, CLARK, JEFFERSON AND BIN COUNTIES, IDAHO
EPA FACILITY ID: ID4890008952 
March 29, 2004
Prepared by:
Energy Section
Federal Facilities Assessment Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS
APPENDIX C. INEEL WASTE AREA GROUPS
APPENDIX G. RADIATION AND RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Table 1. Waste Area Groups at INEEL
Table 2. INEEL Regional Demography
Table 3. Maximum Concentrations of Non-Radiological Contaminants in Drinking Water Supply
Table 4. Maximum Concentrations of Radionuclides in Drinking Water Supply Wells
Table 5. Exposure Pathways Evaluation Table
Table A-2. Maximum Concentration of Radionuclides in On-Site Groundwater Monitoring Wells
Table A-3. Maximum Concentration of Non-Radiological Contaminants in On-Site Surface Soil
Table A-4. Maximum Radionuclide Concentrations in On-Site Surface Soil
Table A-5. Geometric Mean Concentration of Select Radionuclides in On-Site Surface Soil
Table A-6. Maximum Concentration of Non-Radiological Contaminants in On-Site Air
Figure 2. Location of INEEL and Selected Facilities
Figure 3. ATSDR's Exposure Evaluation Process
Figure B-1. Demographic Variables in 1, 5, and 10 Mile Increments From Facility Buildings
Figure B-2. Demographic Variables in 5, 10, 25, and 50 Mile Increments From INEEL Boundaries
| AEC | Atomic Energy Commission |
| ANL | Argonne National Laboratory |
| ANL-W | Argonne National Laboratory-West |
| ARA | Auxiliary Reactor Area |
| ATR | Advanced Test Reactor |
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| Bq | becquerel(s), one decay per second, or 2.703 × 10-11 Ci, or 27.03 pCi |
| Bq/g | becquerel(s) per gram |
| Bq/kg | becquerel(s) per kilogram |
| Bq/L | becquerel(s) per liter |
| BW | Body weight |
| CEL | Cancer effect level |
| CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 |
| CFA | Central Facilities Area |
| Ci | curie(s) (1 Ci is equal to 1012 pCi) |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| CLL | Chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
| CML | Chronic myeloid leukemia |
| Cr | Chromium |
| CREG | ATSDR’s Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide |
| CSF | Cancer slope factor |
| CTF | Contained Test Facility |
| CV | Comparison Value |
| CVSHP | Idaho Department of Health and Welfare’s Center for Vital Statistics and Health Policy |
| DCG | DOE’s derived concentration guide |
| Dev | Deviation |
| DNAPL | Dense non-aqueous phase liquid |
| DOE | US Department of Energy |
| DOE-CH | DOE’s Chicago Operations Office |
| DOE-ID | DOE’s Idaho Operations Office |
| DWP | Drinking Water Program |
| EBR-1 | Experimental Breeder Reactor Number 1 |
| EBR-2 | Experimental Breeder Reactor Number 2 |
| ED | Exposure duration |
| EF | Exposure frequency |
| EFS | Experimental Field Station |
| EMEG | Environmental Media Evaluation Guide |
| EPA | US Environmental Protection Agency |
| FY | fiscal year |
| g | gram(s) |
| IBO | Idaho Branch Office of Pittsburgh Naval Reactors |
| ICPP | Idaho Chemical Processing Plant (now INTEC) |
| ICRP | International Commission on Radiological Protection |
| INEEL | Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory |
| INTEC | Idaho Nuclear Technology Engineering Center (formerly known as ICPP) |
| kg | kilogram(s) |
| L | liter(s) |
| LMAES | Lockheed Martin Advanced Environmental Systems |
| LMITCO | Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Company |
| LOAEL | Lowest-observed-adverse-effect level |
| m | meter(s) |
| m3 | Cubic meter(s) |
| MCL | EPA’s maximum contaminant level |
| mg | milligram(s) |
| mg/kg | milligram(s) per kilogram |
| mg/kg/day | milligram(s) per kilogram of body weight per day |
| mi2 | Square mile |
| M&O | Management and operating |
| µg | microgram(s) |
| µg/m3 | microgram(s) per cubic meter |
| mR | milliroentgen(s) |
| mrem | millirem(s) |
| MRL | ATSDR’s minimal risk level |
| mSv | millisievert(s) |
| NCRP | National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements |
| NIOSH | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| NO | Nitrogen oxide |
| NO2 | Nitrogen dioxide |
| NOAEL | No-observed-adverse-effect level |
| NPL | National Priorities List |
| NRF | Naval Reactors Facility |
| OER | Observed to expected ratio |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| OU | Operable unit |
| PBF | Power Burst Facility |
| PCB | Polychlorinated biphenyl |
| pCi | picocurie(s) (1 pCi is equal to 10-12 Ci) |
| pCi/g | picocurie(s) per gram |
| pCi/L | picocurie(s) per liter |
| pCi/mL | picocurie(s) per milliliter |
| PHAP | Public Health Action Plan |
| PM10 | Particulate matter (particles less than or equal to 10 microns in diameter) |
| ppb | Part(s) per billion |
| ppm | Part(s) per million |
| RBC | Risk-based concentration |
| RfC | EPA’s reference concentration |
| RfD | EPA’s reference dose |
| RMEG | ATSDR’s Reference Dose (or Concentration) Media Evaluation Guide |
| RWMC | Radioactive Waste Management Complex |
| SARA | Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act |
| SDA | Subsurface Disposal Area |
| SEER | Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results |
| SESP | Site Environmental Surveillance Program |
| SIR | Standardized incidence ratio |
| SL-1 | Stationary Low-Power Reactor No. 1 |
| SMC | Specific Manufacturing Capability |
| SMR | Standardized mortality ratio |
| SO2 | Sulfur dioxide |
| SRPA | Snake River Plain Aquifer |
| SSL | EPA’s soil screening level |
| SVOC | Semivolatile organic compound |
| SWMU | Solid waste management unit |
| TAN | Test Area North |
| 1,1,1-TCA | 1,1,1-trichloroethane |
| TCE | Trichloroethylene |
| TLD | Thermoluminescent dosimeter |
| TRA | Test Reactor Area |
| TSA | Transuranic Storage Area |
| TSF | Technical Support Facility |
| USGS | US Geological Survey |
| VOC | Volatile organic compound |
| WAG | Waste Area Group |
| WEC | Westinghouse Electric Corporation |
| WIPP | Waste Isolation Pilot Plant |
| WMSP | Waste Management Surveillance Program |
| WRRTF | Water Reactor Research Test Facility |
