Guidelines for the Release of Waste Water from Nuclear Facilities with Special Reference to the Public Health Significance of the Proposed Release of Treated Waste Waters at Three Mile Island/C4

Preface ......Page 3 Contents ......Page 5 1. Introduction ......Page 6 2. Status of Accident Generated Waste Waters at Three Mile Island ......Page 8 3. Options for Treatment of Tritiated Waste Water from Three Mile Island ......Page 10 4. Tritium - Physical and Chemical Properties ......Page 12 5. Tritium - Environmental Transport and Pathways of Exposure ......Page 13 6. Dosimetry ......Page 16 7. Dose Equivalents Resulting from Release of Tritiated Waste Water to the Atmosphere and Surface Water at Three Mile Island ......Page 17 8. Summary of Health Effects and Conclusions ......Page 19 Appendix A: Specific Sources of Waste Water at Three Mile Island ......Page 21 Appendix B: Decontamination Factors Required to Ensure that the Dose from Radionuclides other than Tritium are Relatively Insignificant ......Page 22 References ......Page 24