CHRONOLOGY

KAPL RADIOLOGICAL CONTROLS PRACTICES

last update January 20, 2001

KAPL RADIATlON CONTROL CLAIMS THAT RECORDS OF 1955 PEEK STREET SITE CLOSE-OUT ARE LOST -- NO TRACE EVER FOUND -- SOIL SAMPLES IN 1988 SHOW RADIATION LEVELS AT 700% OF STATE LIMIT AND PLUTONIUM PRESENCE - FUSRAP MAKES PRELIMINARY SURVEY (SEE "PEEK STREET RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION")
IN VIVO MONITORING OF FUEL HANDLERS FOR U-235 NOT PERFORMED FOR ONE AND ONE-HALF YEARS -- 1/88 TO PRESENT
IN-VIVO SYSTEM IN USE FROM 9/78 TO 12/87 WITH 120 ug SENSITIVITY TOTALLY INADEQUATE -- EVEN IF MONITORING ON MONTHLY BASIS
PSL VALUES FOR BIOASSAY ACTION TOO HIGH FOR URANIUM AND FREQUENCY OF MONITORING TOO LOW - 1947 TO 1985
KAPL RADIATION CONTROL SPENDS $6000 OF TAXPAYER FUNDS FOR INDOS SOFTWARE TO PROVIDE STATE-OF-THE-ART EVALUATION OF BIOASSAY DATA -- REFUSES TO IMPLEMENT WHEN RESULTS INDICATED SEVERAL HUNDRED POSSlBLE EMPLOYEE REPORTABLE INTERNAL EXPOSURES TO RADIATION
KAPL CERTIFIED HEALTH PHYSICIST NOTIFIES DOE OF CONCERN OVER INDOS RESULTS -- AFTER FAILURE OF KAPL MANAGEMENT AND NAVAL REACTORS TO RESPOND -- AND IS FIRED
KAPL RADIATlON CONTROL REPORTS ONLY ONE INTERNAL EXPOSURE TO DOE IN 40 YEARS - RETRACTS THAT ONE ON JUDGMENT OF INDEPENDENT(?) CONSULTANT THAT IN-VIVO PROCEDURES WERE FLAWED FOR FIVE AND ONE-HALF YEARS
KAPL RADIATION CONTROL OBTAINS EXEMPTION FROM DOELAP - DOE ORDER 5480.15 -- BECAUSE OF INABILITY TO MEET REQUIREMENTS
KAPL RADIATION CONTROL INSTITUTES REVIEW SESSIONS FOR EMPLOYEES REQUESTING EXPOSURE RECORDS -- IN VIOLATION OF EMPLOYEES RlGHTS TO PRIVACY
KAPL RADIATION CONTROL REFUSES TO RESPOND TO EMPLOYEE REQUESTS FOR EXPLANATION OF PSL VALUES AND 120pg IN-VIVO SENSITIVITY RELATIVE TO INFORMATION SUPPLIED ON EMPLOYEE RECORDS
KAPL RADIATION CONTROL RECORD KEEPING ON EMPLOYEE EXPOSURES IN DlSARRAY -- RECORDS LOST-- RECORDS DESTROYED -- RECORDS INCOMPLETE -- MANY ERRORS ON RECORDS SUPPLIED IN RESPONSE TO EMPLOYEE REQUESTS
KAPL RADIATION CONTROL FAILS TO PERFORM BIOASSAY SAMPLING FOR SIX AND ONE-HALF YEARS - 3/72 TO 9/78 -- IN VIOLATION OF KAPL'S OWN RADIATION CONTROL MANUAL (POSITION THAT IN VIVO ADEQUATE AND ALL THAT WAS REQUIRED)
KAPL RETAINED INDEPENDENT(?) CONSULTANT JUDGES IN 1989 THAT IN-VIVO PROCEDURES WERE FLAWED DURING FIVE AND ONE HALF YEARS THAT BIOASSAYS WERE NOT TAKEN
KAPL RADIATION CONTROL ELIMINATES EMPLOYEE FILM BADGES 1N 1973 -- EXCEPT FOR FUEL HANDLERS AND RADIATION WORKERS -- IN 1984 KAPL REPORTS 100 FINDS OF RADIOACTIVITY IN EMPLOYEE WORK AREAS ( when requested under the freedom of information act this document is blacked out (censured) except for date and who the document was from and to whom it was sent. National security cited as reason for blackout)
KAPL RADIATION CONTROL DISCOVERS THAT ITS OWN STORED RECORDS ARE CONTAMINATED WITH RADIOACTIVITY
KAPL RADIATION CONTROL DECLARES IN 1989 THAT PERIODIC MONITORING DATA -- EVEN WHEN ANALYZED AS EXCEEDING PSL AND ASL LIMITS -- IS TO BE IGNORED UNLESS INDEPENDENT CORROBORATION EXISTS IN FORM OF OFFICIALLY REPORTED RADIATION INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT -- OUTSIDE CONSULTANT CONCURS
KAPL RADIATION CONTROL -- AFER LEAVING THE TEMPORARY PEEK STREET SITE CONTAMINATED WITH RADIOACTIVITY -PROCEEDS OVER THE NEXT 40 YEARS TO ALLOW WIDESPREAD RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION OF THE KNOLLS SITE -INCLUDING A LEAKING WEAPONS FACILITY(SPRU) -- SIX LANDFILLS - AN EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT -- MANY WORK AREAS -- RESTROOMS -- WOODCHUCKHOLES -- A RAILROAD SIDING - AND AT LEAST 7 DOWNSTREAM MILES OF THE MOHAWK RIVER
KAPL RADIATION CONTROL RECORD KEEPING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS DUMPED -- IN LANDFILLS AND INTO MOHAWK RIVER -- RANGES FROM TOTALLY DEFICIENT TO NONEXISTENT -- TO QUOTE FROM KAPL LETTER ON STATUS OF CERCLA REVIEW:
"IN GENERAL, AVAILABLE RECORDS ARE INSUFFICIENT TO IDENTlFY THE SPECIFIC SUBSTANCES AND QUANTITIES INVOLVED OR TO ACCURATELY DEFINE THE BOUNDARIES OF DISPOSAL AREAS"

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