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Update on CEMRC radiological results from air and surface water sampling activities following the February 14th, 2014 radiation detection event
An Update on CEMRC radiological results from air and surface water sampling activities following the February 14th, 2014 radiation detection event The Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Center (CEMRC), an entity of New Mexico State University, continues to conduct radiological separation and analyses on a variety of samples including ambient air, WIPP exhaust air, and…Continue Reading »
CEMRC radiological results from air sampling in the WIPP site following the February 14th, 2014 radiation detection event
The Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Center (CEMRC), an entity of New Mexico State University, has completed radiological separation and analyses of air filter samples taken from within the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) exhaust shaft for the time period immediately following the underground radiation detection event that occurred at approximately 11:30pm on Friday,…Continue Reading »
New Ambient Air Sampling Results Show WIPP Radiation Levels Continue to Remain at Low Levels
Air Sampling Locations Data Table The Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring & Research Center, an entity of New Mexico State University, continues to collect ambient air filters, on a weekly basis, from air sampling stations located on and near the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) facility. The latest results from these air samplers (as of 2/25/14) show…Continue Reading »
Two years after Fukushima: Carlsbad radiation center helped monitor US for nuclear fallout
From the Current-Argus, Carlsbad (3/12/2013) — Two years ago this week, the world watched in horror as a massive earthquake registering 9.0 on the Richter Scale hit Japan, followed by a tsunami on the country’s east coast, killing thousands of people. While the loss of life and property was tremendous, it could have been far…Continue Reading »
CEMRC Detects Trace Amounts of Radioactive Particles at Air Sampling Station Near WIPP Facility
Scientists at the Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Center (CEMRC), an entity of New Mexico State University, have detected trace amounts of the radioactive isotopes Americium (241Am) and Plutonium (239+240Pu) on an air filter from an ambient air sampling station located approximately 0.6 of a mile northwest of the WIPP site on the WIPP Access…Continue Reading »
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Featured Content 700 C Fan Test Results Station A and B Activity New Ambient Air Sampling Results Show WIPP Radiation Levels Continue to Remain at Low Levels Soil Sampling results from ‘A’ locations near WIPP — post release event CEMRC Radiological Results From Air Sampling in the WIPP Site Following the February 14th, 2014 Radiation…Continue Reading »
WIPP false alarm of Station B radiological measurements confirmed by independent laboratory
Following last Tuesday’s false alarm at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), the Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Center (CEMRC), a division of the College of Engineering at New Mexico State University, conducted both non-destructive gross alpha/beta screening and isotopic destructive analyses of a WIPP Station B exhaust air filter collected the morning of August…Continue Reading »
Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Center Expands Ambient Air Monitoring Program
Following the February 14, 2014 underground radiation release event at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), scientists at the Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Center (CEMRC) saw a need to expand their ambient air monitoring capabilities in order to provide additional information to area residents in the event of a future radiation release event. Historically,…Continue Reading »
An Update on Lung and Whole Body Counting Activities
An Update on Lung and Whole Body Counting Activities on Area Residents Measured After the 2/14/14 WIPP Underground Radiation Event By: Dr. Russell Hardy The Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Center (CEMRC) Internal Dosimetry (ID) laboratory has been performing free lung and whole body counting services for adult residents living within a 100-mile radius…Continue Reading »