Citizens Guide to the 
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory

         Table of Contents

     I.  INEEL Operating History. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . .   14
               A. Site History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .   14
               B. INEEL Accident History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   16 
               C. Experimental Reactors and Atmospheric Emissions.  
                         1. Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion . . . . . .  . . . . . .   19
                         2. Atmospheric Releases. . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . .   24
               D. ICPP Reactor Fuel Processing . . . . . . . . . . . ..   . . .    28
                         1. Rala Runs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  .   29
                         2. Post Rala ICPP Runs . . . . . . . . . . . . ..   . .   34
               E. On-site Waste Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . .   36
                         1. Navy Waste Shipments to INEEL . . . . .  . . . . . .   40
                         2. Summary of Disposed / Stored Radioactive Waste. . . .  51
                         3. ICPP High-Level Waste Tank Farm . . . . . . . . . . .  52
                         4. Plutonium Storage Vulnerabilities . . . . . . . .  . . 57
               F. Snake River Aquifer Contamination. . . . . . . . . .  . . . . .  59
               G. INEEL Stack Emissions Hazard . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  63
                         1. Summary of Radioactive Air Releases . . . . . . . . .  69
               H. Earthquake & Volcanic Hazard . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . .  . . 70
               I. General Accounting Office Report . . . . . . .  . . . .. . . . . 74
               J. Tiger Team Report on INEEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  75
               K. Inspector General Report on INEEL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76


     II. New Plans for Supersite INEEL  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
               A.  ICPP Spent Reactor Fuel Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
               B.  New Nuclear Waste Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . .  80
               C.  Integral Fast Breeder Reactor Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
               D.  Pyroprocessing of Spent Fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86


     III.  Environmental Cleanup vs Nuclear Weapons Buildup:. . . . . . . . . . .  92
               A. INEEL'S Environmental Management Plan. . . . . .  . . . . . . .  92
               B. INEEL Site-wide Environmental Impact Statement . . . . . . . . . 93


     IV. INEEL Cleanup Plans  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 97
               A. How Clean is Clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .  97
               B. Test Reactor Area  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .  101
               C. Test Area North  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
               D. Radioactive Waste Management Complex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
               E. Power  Burst  Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .  126
               F. Central Facilities Area  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .  128
               G. Auxiliary Reactor Area . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .  129
                         1. Chemical Waste Pond . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .  .  129
                         2. SL-1 Burial Ground. . . . . . .. . . . . .  . . . . .  130
               H. BORAX-I Burial Ground. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .  131
               I. Idaho Chemical Processing Plant. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .  132
               J. Argonne National Laboratory - West . . . . . .. . . .  . . . .   138
               K. Naval Reactor Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  138
               L. Sight Specific Advisory Board  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . .  139


     V. Independent Health Studies Indicate Risk at INEEL . . . . . . . . . . . .  143
               A. Radiation Exposure Standards . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .  145


     VI. Current INEEL Health Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . 148
               A.  INEEL Health Studies Background . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .  148
               B.  Uncertainty Analysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .  149
               C.  Inclusion of Workers and Chemicals. . . . . . . .. . . . . . .  150
               D.  Source Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .  151
               E.  Final Phase I Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
               F.  Phase II Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155


     VII.  Making DOE Accountable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  158
               A. Epidemiologic Research Activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .  158
               B. Federal Nuclear Facility Licensing and Regulatory Act. . . . . . 159
               C. The Cost of Secrecy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
               D. Gaining Information on the Nuclear Legacy. . . .  . .  . . . . . 163
               E. Transportation of Nuclear Waste    . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .  166


     VIII. Protection of Radiation Victims. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .  . . . .  169
               A. Military Spending  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171


     IX.  Appendix  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  175
               A. Partial Listing of INEEL Accidents (Unusual Occurrences)(1952-88)175
               B. Listing of INEEL Reactors & Facilities by Area . . . . . . . . . 186
               C. Units of Measure and Conversion Factors. . . . . . . . . . . . . 190


     X. References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  193