Impacts on health and safety from transfer/consolidation of nuclear materials and hazardous chemicals

Technical Report · Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1994

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/28279· OSTI ID:28279

Gallucci, R H.V.

Environmental restoration plans at the US Department of Energy (USDOE) Hanford Site calls for transfer/consolidation of ``targets/threats,`` namely nuclear materials and hazardous chemicals. Reductions in the health and safety hazards will depend on the plans implemented. Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL) estimated these potential impacts, assuming implementation of the current reference plan and employing ongoing risk and safety analyses. The results indicated the potential for ``significant`` reductions in health and safety hazards in the long term (> 25 years) and a potentially ``noteworthy`` reduction in health hazard in the short term ({le} 25 years).

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 28279
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-24036; CONF-941148-6; ON: DE95007281; TRN: 95:008312
• Resource Relation: Conference: ANS meeting on environmental aspects of decommissioning, decontamination, and/or environmental restoration at nuclear and mixed waste facilities, Washington, DC (United States), 13-17 Nov 1994; Other Information: PBD: Nov 1994
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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05 NUCLEAR FUELS
HANFORD RESERVATION
REMEDIAL ACTION
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIATION HAZARDS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HEALTH HAZARDS
RADIATION PROTECTION
PLANNING
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