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- Title
An Assessment of Drinking-Water Supplies on the Hanford Site: An Evaluation Conducted at a Federal Nuclear Facility in Southeastern Washington State.
- Authors
Hanf, R. William
- Abstract
Drinking water is supplied to most U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) facilities on the Hanford Site by DOE-owned, contractor-operated pumping and distribution systems. Water is primarily obtained from the Columbia River, but some facilities use water from on-site groundwater wells. Because of the large amount of radioactive and chemical waste produced, stored, and disposed of at Hanford, some people are concerned that waste materials are contaminating on-site drinking-water supplies. This paper describes the drinking-water facilities and treatment requirements on the Hanford Site and summarizes radiological and non-radiological water quality data obtained from water samples collected from each drinking-water system in use during 2001 and 2002. Monitoring data show that Hanford-produced radionuclides are measurable in some drinking-water samples. The only non-radiological contaminants detected either were by-products of the chlorination process or came from off-site agricultural activities. Contaminant level values were, in all cases, below state and federal drinking-water limits. This information will provide assurance to current employees and future site developers that drinking water on the Hanford Site is safe for public consumption.
- Subjects
WASHINGTON (State); DRINKING water; RADIOLOGY; WATER pollution; GROUNDWATER; HANFORD Site (Wash.)
- Publication
Journal of Environmental Health, 2005, Vol 67, Issue 7, p44
- ISSN
0022-0892
- Publication type
Article