Environmental Radiation
Former Amchitka Underground Test Site
Mission StatementEnsure the people of Alaska will not suffer adverse impacts to their health, or the environment due to the legacy of the underground nuclear testing carried out at Amchitka Island, Alaska, now or in the future. |
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Former Amchitka Airport Tower, Amchitka Island, Alaska |
The following links are to reports prepared in response to concerns about the former activity on Amchitka Island:
Long Term Hydrological Monitoring Program: Amchitka, Alaska 1997; EPA, June 1998, EPA-402-R-98-002
Amchitka Workers Survey Project; Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies, University of Alaska Anchorage
The Unknown Legacy of Alaska's Atomic Tests, Article # 1525; Alaska Science Forum, January 18, 2001
Screening Risk Assessment for Possible Radionuclides in the Amchitka Marine Environment; US Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Environmental Restoration Project, Environmental Restoration Division, DOE/NV/--857, Revision No: 0, October 2002.>
The above link goes to a separate page.
Modeling Groundwater Flow and Transport of Radionuclides at Amchitka Island's Underground Nuclear Tests: Milrow, Long Shot, and Cannikin; US Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Operations Office, DOE/NV/11508-51, Publication No. 45172, October 2002.
The above link goes to a separate page.
