Clean Slate transportation and human health risk assessment
Public concern regarding activities involving radioactive material generally focuses on the human health risk associated with exposure to ionizing radiation. This report describes the results of a risk analysis conducted to evaluate risk for excavation, handling, and transport of soil contaminated with transuranics at the Clean Slate sites. Transportation risks were estimated for public transport routes from the Tonopah Test Range (TTR) to the Envirocore disposal facility or to the Area 3 Radioactive Waste Management Site (RWMS) at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) for both radiological risk and risk due to traffic accidents. Human health risks were evaluated for occupational and radiation-related health effects to workers. This report was generated to respond to this public concern, to provide an evaluation of the risk, and to assess feasibility of transport of the contaminated soil for disposal.
- Research Organization:
- USDOE Nevada Operations Office, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC08-92NV10972
- OSTI ID:
- 441719
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/NV-463; ON: DE97003291; TRN: 97:005036
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Feb 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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