Low-level waste disposal site performance assessment with the RQ/PQ computer program. Final report. [Shallow land burial]

Technical Report · Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:6180970

Rogers, V C; Grant, M W; Merrell, G B; Macbeth, P J

The operation of the computer code RQ/PQ (Retention quotient/performance quotient) is presented. The code calculates the potential hazard of low-level radioactive waste as well as the characteristics of the natural and man-made barriers provided by the disposal facility. From these parameters a facility safety factor is determined as a function of time after facility operation. The program also calculates the dose to man for the nine release pathways to man. Both off-site transport and inadvertent intrusion pathways are considered.

• Research Organization: Rogers and Associates Engineering Corp., Salt Lake City, UT (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6180970
• Report Number(s): EPRI-NP-2664-CCM; ON: DE83902197
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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