Bibliographic Citation
| Document |  5 Mb |
|---|---|
| DOI | 10.2172/10104703 |
| Title | Final report on the meteorological database, December 1944--1949. Hanford Environmental Dose Reconstruction Project |
| Creator/Author | Stage, S.A. ; Ramsdell, J.V. Jr. ; Simonen, C.A. ; Burk, K.W. ; Berg, L.K. |
| Publication Date | 1993 Nov 01 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 10104703; Legacy ID: DE94002952 |
| Report Number(s) | PNWD--2200-HEDR |
| DOE Contract Number | AC06-76RL01830 |
| Other Number(s) | Other: ON: DE94002952 |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
| Specific Type | Progress Report |
| Coverage | Final |
| Resource Relation | Other Information: PBD: Nov 1993 |
| Research Org | Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States) |
| Sponsoring Org | Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC (United States) |
| Subject | 61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; HANFORD RESERVATION; RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS; HUMAN POPULATIONS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; R CODES; AIR; METEOROLOGY; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; WIND; PROGRESS REPORT |
| Description/Abstract | The Hanford Environmental Dose Reconstruction (HEDR) Project is estimating radiation doses that individuals may have received from operations at Hanford from 1944 to the present. A number of computer programs are being developed by the HEDR Project to estimate doses and confidence ranges associated with radionuclides transported through the atmosphere and the Columbia River. One computer program is the Regional Atmospheric Transport Code for Hanford Emissions Tracking (RATCHET). RATCHET combines release data with information on atmospheric conditions including wind direction and speed. The RATCHET program uses these data to produce estimates of time-integrated air concentrations and surface contamination. These estimates are used in calculating dose by the Dynamic EStimates of Concentrations And Radionuclides in Terrestrial EnvironmentS (DESCARTES) and the Calculations of Individual Doses from Environmental Radionuclides (CIDER) computer programs. This report describes the final status of the meteorological database used by RATCHET. Data collection procedures and the preparation and control of the meteorological database are described, along with an assessment of the data quality. |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | Medium: ED; Size: 124 p. |
| Availability | INIS; OSTI as DE94002952; Paper copy available at OSTI: phone, 865-576-8401, or email, reports@adonis.osti.gov |
| System Entry Date | 2008 Feb 12 |
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