Groundwater Monitoring at SSFL
Groundwater is monitored for both radiological and chemical contaminants at and surrounding SSFL in approximately 300 groundwater wells . With the exception of localised tritium in Area IV, man-made radiological contaminants have not been found in groundwater.
- 2006 Annual Groundwater Report, Volume I, February 28, 2007
- 2006 Annual Groundwater Report, Volume II, February 28, 2007
- 2007 Annual Groundwater Report, Volumes I & II, February 28, 2008
Complete results of all historical radiological data are provided in Appendix E of Volume II of the 2007 Annual Report.
| Gross alpha, gross beta |
Table E-I |
Tritium |
Table E-II |
Man-made beta/gamma emitting radionuclides |
Table E-III |
Naturally occurring gamma emitting radionuclides |
Table E-IV |
Specific radionuclides including strontium-90, radium-226, radium-228, uranium-234, uranium-235, uranium-238, thorium-228, thorium-230, thorium-232, plutonium-238, plutonum-239/240 and americium-241 |
Table E-V |
