Current practices for maintaining occupational exposures ALARA at low-level waste disposal sites
Abstract
The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission contracted with Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL) to provide technical assistance in establishing operational guidelines, with respect to radiation control programs and methods of minimizing occupational radiation exposure, at Low-Level Waste (LLW) disposal sites. The PNL, through site visits, evaluated operations at LLW disposal sites to determine the adequacy of current practices in maintaining occupational exposures as low as is reasonably achievable (ALARA). The data sought included the specifics of: ALARA programs, training programs, external exposure control, internal exposure control, respiratory protection, surveillance, radioactive waste management, facilities and equipment, and external dose analysis. The results of the study indicated the following: The Radiation Protection and ALARA programs at the three commercial LLW disposal sites were observed to be adequate in scope and content compared to similar programs at other types of nuclear facilities. However, it should be noted that there were many areas that could be improved upon to help ensure the health and safety of occupationally exposed individuals.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5569562
- Report Number(s):
- NUREG/CR-3125; PNL-4372
ON: DE84004659
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; 63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; PERSONNEL; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; ALARA; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; RADIOACTIVITY; RECOMMENDATIONS; DATA; DOSES; INFORMATION; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; NUMERICAL DATA; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES; 054000* - Nuclear Fuels- Health & Safety; 052002 - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Disposal & Storage; 560151 - Radiation Effects on Animals- Man; 560161 - Radionuclide Effects, Kinetics, & Toxicology- Man
Citation Formats
Hadlock, D E, Herrington, W N, Hooker, C D, Murphy, D W, and Gilchrist, R L. Current practices for maintaining occupational exposures ALARA at low-level waste disposal sites. United States: N. p., 1983.
Web. doi:10.2172/5569562.
Hadlock, D E, Herrington, W N, Hooker, C D, Murphy, D W, & Gilchrist, R L. Current practices for maintaining occupational exposures ALARA at low-level waste disposal sites. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5569562
Hadlock, D E, Herrington, W N, Hooker, C D, Murphy, D W, and Gilchrist, R L. 1983.
"Current practices for maintaining occupational exposures ALARA at low-level waste disposal sites". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5569562. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5569562.
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title = {Current practices for maintaining occupational exposures ALARA at low-level waste disposal sites},
author = {Hadlock, D E and Herrington, W N and Hooker, C D and Murphy, D W and Gilchrist, R L},
abstractNote = {The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission contracted with Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL) to provide technical assistance in establishing operational guidelines, with respect to radiation control programs and methods of minimizing occupational radiation exposure, at Low-Level Waste (LLW) disposal sites. The PNL, through site visits, evaluated operations at LLW disposal sites to determine the adequacy of current practices in maintaining occupational exposures as low as is reasonably achievable (ALARA). The data sought included the specifics of: ALARA programs, training programs, external exposure control, internal exposure control, respiratory protection, surveillance, radioactive waste management, facilities and equipment, and external dose analysis. The results of the study indicated the following: The Radiation Protection and ALARA programs at the three commercial LLW disposal sites were observed to be adequate in scope and content compared to similar programs at other types of nuclear facilities. However, it should be noted that there were many areas that could be improved upon to help ensure the health and safety of occupationally exposed individuals.},
doi = {10.2172/5569562},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5569562},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1983},
month = {Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1983}
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