Onsite environmental surveillance report for the INEL radioactive waste management complex. Annual report 1974

The Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) Radioactive Waste Management Complex (RWMC) 1974 Environmental Surveillance Report is detailed. The RWMC Environmental Surveillance Program is an on-going program for the monitoring of physical parameters (soil, air, water) to verify and quantify the impact of RWMC operation on the environment. Operation of the RWMC in 1974 had little impact upon the environment. The most measurable effect of RWMC's operation was increased (over ambient levels) radiation levels at the perimeter of the RWMC. However, since the INEL is a controlled area and the RWMC is an isolated facility at the INEL, the levels found posed no undue burden on man's environment. This report is the first formal report of this program and, as such, includes some data collected in 1973.