Oak Ridge Reservation: Rala, Iodine-131 & Cesium-137: Section A: Health Physics Division

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Finding Aids

Epidemiologic Studies

Rala, Iodine-131 & Cesium-137

Section A:

Health Physics Division

[Report on] Radioactive Fission Product Contamination in the Mud of White Oak Drainage System, March 20, 1947

Location:

Active:
Inactive: ORNL, Building 4500N, Rm. H205 vault

Access Restrictions: Unclassified; vault is a security classified area	*Volume*: <0.25 lin. in.
Accession or Other ID Number: MON-H-258	Condition: Fair
Container Number Open shelves	Medium: Paper
Scanning Suitability: Suitable	*Duplication*: Unknown

Arrangement: Numerical by Central Files number

Originating Office: Health Physics Division

Finding Aids: Index to Central Files Memoranda, 1947

Disposition AuthorityUnscheduled

Series Description: This 1947 report discusses the changing level and nature of radioactive fission-product contamination in the mud of the White Oak Creek drainage basin and the natural processes used to restrict the flow of these contaminants into the Clinch River. Fission products monitored for the report include barium, strontium, and cesium-137 released during barium separation processes, as well as zirconium and columbium from plutonium separation operations.

Data Elements: 103, 119