24 hours in La Hague
12th shipment of vitrified nuclear waste from France to Germany (in french)
MOX for peace
Health and Safety Policy 2011-2013
Institutional film Clean-up operations
Environmental protection in La Hague (France)
"The keys to nuclear energy" ad-information
Compacting structural and technological waste processing active liquid effluents
Eleventh shipment of vitrified nuclear waste from France to Germany (in french)
Interview Professor Olivier Schwartz, Pasteur Institute
Environmental measurement report
In order to assess the real impact of the facility, monitoring is carried out (based on samples taken) in various ecosystems along the transfer chains of radionuclides right up to human beings.
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Environmental sampling and analysis: results April 2012
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Marine survey
Coastal waters (in Bq/liter) Category Average for the period Average 2012 Potassium 40 (naturally occurring radioactivity) 13 < 13 Antimony 125 < 0,77 < 0,74 Ruthenium 106 < 5,5 < 5,2 Cesium 137 < 0,34 < 0,32 Cobalt 60 < 0,39 < 0,38 Tritium < 10 < 11 Daily, weekly and monthly samples are taken from different points along the coasts and out to sea, from Granville up to Baie de Seine. The table values show the values obtained on samples taken from Anse des Moulinets.
Algae (Bq/kg fresh) Category Average for the period Average 2012 Potassium 40 (naturally occurring radioactivity) 240
280 Cobalt 60 < 0,27 < 0,17 Ruthenium 106 < 0,8 < 0,98 Antimony 125 < 0,099 < 0,12 Iodine 129 11 8,4 Cesium 137 < 0,059 < 0,067 Americium 241 < 0,062 < 0,067 Carbon 14* 36 31 Fucus serratus algae has been specially chosen for its ability to concentrate certain radio active elements, including those contained in the facility's discharges out to sea.
* total natural and artificial activityMolluscs (limpets) (Bq/kg fresh) Category Average for the period Average 2012 Potassium 40 (naturally occurring radioactivity) 97 92 Cobalt 60 0,27 < 0,12 Ruthenium 106 < 1,3 < 1,3 Antimony 125 < 0,17 < 0,17 Iodine 129 1,3 < 0,57 Cesium 137 < 0,076 < 0,081 Americium 241 < 0,076 < 0,079 Carbon 14* 58 55 Molluscs (limpets) have been specially chosen for their ability to concentrate certain radio active elements, including those contained in the facility's discharges out to sea.
* total natural and artificial activityFish (Bq/kg fresh) Category Average for the period Average 2012 Potassium 40 (naturally occurring radioactivity) - 120 Cobalt 60 - < 0,082 Ruthenium 106 -
< 1,1
Antimony 125 - < 0,14 Iodine 129 - - Cesium 137 - < 0,14 Americium 241 - < 0,053 Carbon 14* - 35 Fish have been specially chosen for their ability to concentrate certain radio active elements, including those contained in the facility's discharges out to sea.
* total natural and artificial activity
Sample locations along coastal waters, algae, molluscs and fish
Note: Activities less than or equal to the decision threshold appear as detection limit, where the detection limit is equal to twice the ruling threshold.
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Land survey
Surface waters (streams) (in Bq/liter) Category Average for the period Average 2012 Alpha activity < 0,10 < 0,098 Beta activity < 0,59 < 0,66 Tritium < 32 < 22 The findings are obtained by getting the average for activities measured on the main bodies of water surrounding the site.
Sample locations on surface water
Grass (in Bq/kg fresh) Category Average for the period Average 2012 Potassium 40 (naturally occurring radioactivity) 230 220 Ruthenium 106 < 3,0 < 2,9 Iodine 129 < 1,6 < 1,2 Cesium 137 < 0,18 < 0,19 Americium 241 < 0,5 < 0,5 Carbon 14* 76 65 *The findings represent the average of all the samples taken in one month outside the site. * total natural and artificial activity
Sample locations for grass
Milk (in Bq/liter) Category Average for the period Average 2012 Potassium 40 (naturally occurring radioactivity) 50 49 Antimony 125 < 0,096 < 0,097 Iodine 129 < 0,028 < 0,022 Cesium 137 < 0,039 < 0,040 Strontium 90 0,046 0,046 Tritium < 9,0 < 9,0 Carbon 14* 21 20 These measurements are carried out exclusively on cow's milk supplied by local producers originating from farms selected by the French Nuclear Safety Authority. The total beta activity observed is essentially due to potassium 40, which is a natural radio
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Sample locations using milk
Note: Activities less than or equal to the decision threshold appear as detection limit, where the detection limit is equal to twice the ruling threshold.
