Concentration and Distribution of Copper in Effluents from Three Freshwater Nuclear Power Stations.

摘要

The concentrations and physicochemical forms of copper were determined in samples from the water column and bedload sediments in the intake and discharge zones of the Vermont Yankee, Kewaunee, and Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Power Stations. These stations differ in their mode of operation and in the composition of water circulated in their cooling systems. In addition, at Vermont Yankee, water samples were collected during changeover from open- to closed-cycle operation, and water and sediment samples were collected from the base of the cooling tower during closed-cycle operation.