Environmental Monitoring Report For The Point Lepreau Nb Nuclear Generating Station 1985 86 PDF Download

The Point Lepreau environmental monitoring program was established to assess the environmental impact of radioactive, thermal and chemical releases from the Point Lepreau, N.B. nuclear generating station located on the Bay of Fundy. This report contains results for the 3d and 4th years of the operational phase. Special emphasis was placed on the characterization of the thermal plume, the distribution of tritium within different phases of the environment and the uptake of radionuclides in lichen, an efficient accumulator of atmospheric particulates. Radionuclide measurements made on samples collected during the operational phase of the reactor were compared to pre-operational activities to assess the impact of the operation of the station. This report also includes the AERU responses to a boiler tube leak at the Point Lepreau station starting in December 1985, and the accident at the nuclear power station in Chernobyl, USSR for which samples were collected at various locations in the Atlantic region to assess the environmental impact.