Copper in the Intake and Discharge Zones of the Surry and Salem Nuclear Power Stations.

摘要

Copper concentrations were measured in the soluble and particulate fractions of water samples and bedload sediments collected in intake and discharge areas of the Surry and Salem Nuclear Power Stations during normal operations as well as during startup at the Salem Power Station. In water samples collected from Surry, total copper ranged from 6.5 to 24.7 and labile copper from 0.5 to 2.9 micrograms/l; in those from Salem, total copper ranged from 6.7 to 10.6 and labile from 0.9 to 3.8 micrograms/l. In general, differences between influent and effluent waters were small. Copper concentration in the water during startup at Salem was high initially (>2500 micrograms/l Cu/L) but was almost entirely in the particulate fraction; labile copper was small.