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Environmental Baseline File:
Meteorology and Air Quality
B0000000-01717-5705-00126 REV 00


Front Matter

Title Page
Disclaimer
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. BACKGROUND
    1.1 METEOROLOGY
    1.2 AIR QUALITY
    1.3 ISSUES OR CONCERNS
        1.3.1 Notice of Intent
        1.3.2 Meteorology
        1.3.3 Environmental Quality
        1.3.4 National Ambient Air Quality Standards
    1.4 METHODS
        1.4.1 Meteorology and Air Quality Monitoring Programs
        1.4.2 Atmospheric Dispersion
    1.5 RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS

2. CURRENT UNDERSTANDING OF THE AFFECTED RESOURCES
    2.1 REGION OF INFLUENCE
    2.2 RECEPTORS
    2.3 CURRENT STATUS
        2.3.1 Meteorology
        2.3.2 Air Quality
        2.3.3 Atmospheric Dispersion
        2.3.3.1 Joint Frequency Distributions
        2.3.3.2 Chronic Exposure Mathematical Model Results
        2.3.3.3 Acute Exposure Mathematical Model Results

3. POTENTIAL OPPOSING VIEWS AND HYPOTHESES

4. DATA NEEDS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
    4.1 ISSUES OR CONCERNS
    4.2 REGION OF INFLUENCE
    4.3 RECEPTORS
    4.4 POTENTIAL ANALYSIS METHODS
    4.5 DESCRIPTION OF REGIONS OF INFLUENCE AND RECEPTORS

5. REFERENCES

APPENDIX A- CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY TABLES FROM RADIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT SITES A-1

APPENDIX B - JOINT FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS OF WIND DATA FROM RADIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT SITE 1 B-1

APPENDIX C - GENII-S CODE OUTPUT C-1

APPENDIX D - DATA TRACKING DOCUMENTATION D-1


FIGURES

Figure 1-1. Locations of the Meteorological Monitoring Sites

Figure 2-1. Wind Rose Plots for Site 1: 10 and 60 meter levels, 1993-1997


TABLES

Table 1-1. Coordinates of the Air Quality and Meteorological Monitoring Sites

Table 2-1. Receptors and Attributes for Ambient Air Quality and Emissions Receptors

Table 2-2. Meteorological Data Summary Information

Table 2-3. Summary of Particulate Matter Sampling Results

Table 2-4. Maximum Gaseous Pollutant Monitoring Results Compared to Standards by Annual Periods

Table 2-5. Maximum Estimated Impacts from GENII-S Model Results for Chronic Exposure

Table 2-6. Maximum Estimated Impacts from GENII-S Model Results for Chronic Exposure for the South Southeast, South, South Southwest Sectors at 24 Kilometers Distance

Table 2-7. Estimated Impacts from GENII-S and PGEMS Results for Acute Exposure

Table A-1. Site 1 (NTS-60) Climatological Data Summary

Table A-2. Site 2 (Yucca Mountain) Climatological Data Summary

Table A-3. Site 3 (Coyote Wash) Climatological Data Summary

Table A-4. Site 4 (Alice Hill) Climatological Data Summary

Table A-5. Site 5 (Fortymile Wash) Climatological Data Summary

Table A-6. Site 6 (WT-6) Climatological Data Summary

Table A-7. Site 7 (Sever Wash) Climatological Data Summary

Table A-8. Site 8 (Knothead Gap) Climatological Data Summary

Table A-9. Site 9 (Gate-510) Climatological Data Summary

Table B-1. Site 1 (NTS-60) 10m Joint Frequency Wind Distributions for Stability Class A for Data from 1993 -1997

Table B-2. Site 1 (NTS-60) 10m Joint Frequency Wind Distributions for Stability Class B for Data from 1993 -1997

Table B-3. Site 1 (NTS-60) 10m Joint Frequency Wind Distributions for Stability Class C for Data from 1993 -1997

Table B-4. Site 1 (NTS-60) 10m Joint Frequency Wind Distributions for Stability Class D for Data from 1993 -1997

Table B-5. Site 1 (NTS-60) 10m Joint Frequency Wind Distributions for Stability Class E for Data from 1993 -1997

Table B-6. Site 1 (NTS-60) 10m Joint Frequency Wind Distributions for Stability Class F for Data from 1993 -1997

Table B-7. Site 1 (NTS-60) 60m Joint Frequency Wind Distributions for Stability Class A for Data from 1993 -1997

Table B-8. Site 1 (NTS-60) 60m Joint Frequency Wind Distributions for Stability Class B for Data from 1993 -1997

Table B-9. Site 1 (NTS-60) 60m Joint Frequency Wind Distributions for Stability Class C for Data from 1993 -1997

Table B-10. Site 1 (NTS-60) 60m Joint Frequency Wind Distributions for Stability Class D for Data from 1993 -1997

Table B-11. Site 1 (NTS-60) 60m Joint Frequency Wind Distributions for Stability Class E for Data from 1993 -1997

Table B-12. Site 1 (NTS-60) 60m Joint Frequency Wind Distributions for Stability Class F for Data from 1993 -1997

Table C-1. GENII-S Code Output - 10m Level data for Surface Release (/Q in sec/m3) C-

Table C-2. GENII-S Code Output - 10m Level data for 100m Release (/Q in sec/m3)

Table C-3. GENII-S Code Output - 10m Level data for 60m Release (/Q in sec/m3)

Table C-4. GENII-S Code Output - 60m Level data for Surface (1m) Release (/Q in sec/m3)

Table C-5. GENII-S Code Output - 60m Level data for 100m Release (/Q in sec/m3)

Table C-6. GENII-S Code Output - 60m Level data for 60m Release (/Q in sec/m3)