ML22165A266
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| Issue date: | 06/28/2022 |
| From: | William Rautzen NRC/NRR/DRA/ARCB |
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Annual Radiological Effluent Summary Reports NUREG/CR-2907 Bill Rautzen Health Physicist Division of Risk Assessment Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Radiological Effluents and Environmental Workshop June 28, 2022 Savannah, GA ML22165A266 1
Annual Licensee Effluent Reports
- Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Reports (ARERRs) and Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Reports (AREORs) are posted on the NRC website:
https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/ops-experience/tritium/plant-info.html 2
NUREG/CR-2907 Radioactive Effluents from Nuclear Power Plants
- Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) extract data from the ARERRs
- ORAU prepares an annual summary report for NRCs review
- NRC staff reviews and issues the annual summary report
- NUREG/CR-2907s are posted on the NRC website at:
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/contract/cr2907/index.html 3
NUREG/CR-2907 Radioactive Effluents from Nuclear Power Plants (Contd)
- The NUREG contains:
- Descriptions of the radioactive effluents
- Good visual depictions of effluents via graphs and tables
- The ability for the reader to quickly compare effluents from different nuclear power plants 4
NUREG/CR-2907 Effluent General Categories
- Gaseous and Liquid Effluents
- Fission and Activation (Noble) Gases
- Particulates
- Effluent Trends
- Radiation Doses from Gaseous and Liquid Effluents 5
Tritium, 2020 6
Table 3.12 BWR Liquid Releases - Tritium, 2020 Shown in Descending Order of Total Activity DRAFT
Figure 3.12 BWR Liquid Releases -
Tritium DRAFT 8
Table 3.4 BWR Gaseous Releases - Tritium, 2020 Shown in Descending Order of Total Activity DRAFT 9
Figure 3.12 BWR Gaseous Releases -
Tritium DRAFT 10
Carbon-14, 2020 11
Table 3.5 BWR Gaseous Releases - C-14, 2020 Shown In Descending Order Of Total Activity DRAFT 12
Figure 3.5 BWR Gaseous Releases -
Carbon-14 DRAFT 13
Fission and Activation (Noble)
Gases, 2020 14
Table 3.1 BWR Fission and Activation Gases, 2020 Shown in Descending Order of Total Activity DRAFT 15
Figure 3.1 BWR Fission and Activation Gases DRAFT 16
Iodines, 2020 17
Table 3.2 BWR Gaseous ReleasesIodine, 2020 Shown in Descending Order of Total Activity DRAFT
Figure 3.2 BWR Gaseous Releases -
Iodine DRAFT 19
Particulates, 2020 20
Table 3.3 BWR Gaseous Releases - Particulates, 2020 Shown in Descending Order of Total Activity DRAFT
Figure 3.3 BWR Gaseous Releases -
Particulates DRAFT 22
Effluent Trends, 2020 23
Long-Term Trend in Noble Gases in Gaseous Effluents (~99.9% reduction)
DRAFT 24
Long-Term Trend in Particulates in Liquid Effluents (~99% reduction or more)
DRAFT 25
Radiation Doses from Gaseous and Liquid Effluents, 2020 26
Table 3.19 BWR Gaseous Effluents -
Maximum Annual Organ Dose Shown in Descending Order of Organ Dose DRAFT 27
Figure 3.17 BWR Gaseous Effluents -
Maximum Annual Organ Dose DRAFT 28
Table 3.21 BWR Liquid Effluents -
Maximum Annual Total Body and Organ Dose, 2020 Shown in Descending Order of Organ Dose DRAFT 29
Figure 3.19 BWR Liquid Effluents -
Maximum Annual Total Body and Organ Dose DRAFT 30
Figure 3.21 Median Maximum Annual Organ Dose, Gaseous Effluents 5-Year Trend, 2016-2020 DRAFT 31
Figure 3.22 Median Maximum Annual Dose, Liquid Effluents 5-Year Trend, 2016-2020 DRAFT 32
Contact Information Bill Rautzen 301-415-7206 (office)
William.Rautzen@nrc.gov DRAFT 33