Internal dose conversion factors for 19 target organs and 9 irradiation times and external dose-rate conversion factors for 21 target organs for 259 radionuclides produced in potential fusion reactor materials
Estimating radiological risks is an essential part of an assessment of fusion's potential to fill a niche in world energy supply, but many of the radionuclides that may be produced in fusion reactors have not been considered previously. In an effort to supply the basic data necessary to assess the radiological hazards of fusion, this report presents estimates of internal dose conversion factors (DCFs) and external dose-rate conversion factors (DRCFs) for 259 radionuclides, many of which may be important in fusion reactor materials. Five exposure modes are considered for each radionuclide: internal exposure from inhalation and ingestion, and external exposure to contaminated air, surface, and soil. For internal exposure, DCFs are computed for nineteen target organs and nine irradiation times; for external exposure, DRCFs are computed for twenty-one target organs. For many radionuclides, this report represents the only listing of DCFs and DRCFs for individual organs or for irradiation times of less than fifty years. 15 refs.
- Research Organization:
- EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls (USA); Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (USA). Center for Science and International Affairs
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-76ID01570
- OSTI ID:
- 7184311
- Report Number(s):
- EGG-FSP-8036; ON: DE88015204
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
A comparison of dose and dose-rate conversion factors from the Soviet Union, United Kingdom, US Department of Energy, and the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory Fusion Safety Program
Estimates of internal dose equivalent to 22 target organs for radionuclides occurring in routine releases from nuclear fuel-cycle facilities. Vol. 1. [Internal radiation dose conversion factors for man for 68 radionuclides of mass number less than 150]
Related Subjects
DOSE EQUIVALENTS
EVALUATION
INTERNAL IRRADIATION
CONVERSION RATIO
RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
COMPILED DATA
INGESTION
INHALATION
METABOLISM
ORGANS
RADIATION PROTECTION
RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS
SOILS
SURFACE AIR
AIR
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BODY
DATA
FLUIDS
GASES
INFORMATION
INTAKE
IRRADIATION
ISOTOPES
NUMERICAL DATA
RADIATION EFFECTS
560160* - Radionuclide Effects
Kinetics
& Toxicology