Cm , 



ponents 



our und 

 suremen 

 No. 1 w 

 a 1 i s a b 1 

 could b 

 2, the 

 this ho 

 been ab 

 to NRC, 

 to us . 



Cm : 

 of m 

 ertak 

 t of 

 aste 

 e, si 

 e stu 

 new w 

 pe . 

 le to 

 even 



The curium nuclides were not measurable com- 

 ost nuclear test debris. A major reason for 



ing this project was the hope, based on mea- 

 Cm in shellfish contaminated by the Millstone 

 stream, that it would offer us new, and gener- 

 tuations in which the biogeochemi stry of Cm 

 died. Unfortunately, as shown in Tables 1 and 

 aste treatment process at Millstone wiped out 

 In the Maine Yankee effluent we have never 

 see any Cm. These data should be reassuring 

 though they have been a serious disappointment 



RELEASE PATTERNS 



Somewhat 

 1 a t i n b 

 el ements 

 el ement 

 there is 

 Cs relea 

 Cm relea 



other. 

 In the c 

 graphica 

 from Mil 

 d i s c h a r g 

 charges 

 137CS vs 

 were not 

 statemen 

 1977 whi 

 But, in 

 from Mil 

 ref 1 ecte 



unex 

 etwee 

 . As 

 are b 



reas 



se ra 

 ses 



This 

 ases 



lly i 

 1 ston 



es . 

 from 



Pu, 



coup 

 t is 

 ch ap 

 contr 

 1 ston 

 d at 



pected 

 n the 



noted 

 eing r 

 onabl e 

 tes ar 

 n the 

 concl u 

 of Cs 

 n Tab! 

 e Nos. 

 This t 

 each r 

 but al 

 led to 

 the re 

 pears 

 ast , t 

 e No. 

 all by 



ly to 

 rel ea 



abov 

 el eas 



cons 

 e who 

 one h 

 sion 

 and P 



e 4, 

 1 an 



abul a 

 eacto 

 so th 



each 

 d u c t i 

 to ha 

 he St 

 1 fro 



Mill 



us , th 

 se patt 

 e , wher 

 ed (as 

 i stency 



1 ly unr 

 and, or 



is s u p p 

 u it is 

 where t 

 d 2 hav 

 t i n s h 

 r were 

 at, in 



other i 

 on of P 

 ve affe 

 e a d i 1 y 

 m Nov . 

 stone N 



ere a 

 erns 

 e two 

 in th 

 in t 



el iab 

 of 6 



orted 

 illu 

 he mo 

 e bee 

 ows t 

 uncou 

 gener 



the 

 u di s 

 cted 

 i n c r e 

 1977 

 0. 2. 



ppears 

 of the 



n u c 1 id 

 e cases 

 he rele 

 le pred 

 OCo or 



by Tab 

 strated 

 nthly r 

 n conve 

 he exte 

 pled in 

 al , the 

 excepti 

 charges 

 both pi 

 a s i n g P 

 to Apri 



to be no 

 various r 

 es of the 



of Cs or 

 ase ratio 

 i c t i n s 

 55Fe on t 

 les 1, 2 



even mor 



e 1 e a s e f i 



rted into 



nt to whi 



respect 



two reac 



on to thi 



after Fe 



ants comp 



u release 



1 1978 wa 



corre- 

 a d i - 



same 



Pu) 

 s. But 



f Pu or 

 he 



and 3 . 

 e 



gures 

 daily 



c h d i s - 

 to 



tors 

 s last 

 bruary 

 arably . 



rate 

 s not 



ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES 



At least partly supported by NRC under the subject contract, 

 we have performed radiochemical analyses on environmental 

 samples in the areas about three coastal -si ted nuclear 

 power stations: Millstone Point Reactors 1 and 2, Maine 

 Yankee Reactor, and Pilgrim No. 1 Reactor. Only from the 



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