Results of the followup site verification survey at Eglin Air Force Base, Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Abstract

Air Force Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation (RDT and E) of depleted uranium (DU) as a conventional munitions component beam at Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), Florida. The relatively small volumes of depleted uranium waste (DUW) generated during these efforts were disposed of at commercial disposal sites. However, as the utility of DU as a munition component became well established,larger volumes of DUW from RDT and E efforts were produced. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) was awarded a management contract by the US Air Force to oversee the repackaging, transportation, and disposal of the DUW. The baseline surveys were carried out to determine the radiological conditions on: (1) the two areas where uranium had been handled, and (2) the section of public roadway on the base over which the radioactive material was hauled from one site to another. The findings of that survey constitute the radiological baseline for the repackaging operation. After removal of the radioactive waste material, the followup site verification survey was conducted on the same three areas (i.e., the two areas where DUW had been handled and the public roadway over which it was hauled). The results of this survey characterize the radiological conditions on those areasmore » subsequent to the repackaging, removal,and disposal operations. Data from the baseline study are included in the figures, tables, and text of this report for ease of comparison with the followup data and are referred to as baseline data. 4 refs., 15 figs., 9 tabs.« less