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Title: Occupational radiation dose assessment for a non site specific spent fuel storage facility

Abstract

To expedite the licensing process of the non site specific Centralized Interim Storage Facility (CISF) the Department of Energy has completed a phase I CISF Topical Safety Analysis Report (TSAR). The TSAR will be used in licensing the phase I CISF if a site is designated. An occupational radiation does assessment of the facility operations is performed as part of the phase I CISF design. The first phase of the CISF has the capability to receive, transfer, and store SNF in dual-purpose cask/canister systems (DPC`s). Currently there are five vendor technologies under consideration. The preliminary dose assessment is based on estimated occupational exposures using traditional power plant ISFSI and transport cask handling processes. The second step in the process is to recommend ALARA techniques to reduce potential exposures. A final dose assessment is completed implementing the ALARA techniques and a review is performed to ensure that the design is in compliance with regulatory criteria. The dose assessment and ALARA evaluation are determined using the following input information: Dose estimates from vendor SAR`s; ISFSI experience with similar systems; Traditional methods of operations; Expected CISF cask receipt rates; and feasible ALARA techniques. 5 refs., 1 tab.

Authors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Duke Engineering and Services, Inc., Charlotte, NC (United States)
  2. Duke Engineering and Services, Inc., Vienna, VA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
TRW, Inc., Fairfax, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
562618
Report Number(s):
DOE/RW/00134-M97-018; CONF-971125-
ON: DE98001707; TRN: 98:002745
DOE Contract Number:  
AC01-91RW00134
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 1997 American Nuclear Society (ANS) winter meeting, Albuquerque, NM (United States), 16-20 Nov 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
05 NUCLEAR FUELS; 56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, APPLIED STUDIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; RADIATION DOSES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SPENT FUEL STORAGE; DOSE EQUIVALENTS

Citation Formats

Hadley, J, and Eble, Jr, R G. Occupational radiation dose assessment for a non site specific spent fuel storage facility. United States: N. p., 1997. Web.
Hadley, J, & Eble, Jr, R G. Occupational radiation dose assessment for a non site specific spent fuel storage facility. United States.
Hadley, J, and Eble, Jr, R G. 1997. "Occupational radiation dose assessment for a non site specific spent fuel storage facility". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/562618.
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abstractNote = {To expedite the licensing process of the non site specific Centralized Interim Storage Facility (CISF) the Department of Energy has completed a phase I CISF Topical Safety Analysis Report (TSAR). The TSAR will be used in licensing the phase I CISF if a site is designated. An occupational radiation does assessment of the facility operations is performed as part of the phase I CISF design. The first phase of the CISF has the capability to receive, transfer, and store SNF in dual-purpose cask/canister systems (DPC`s). Currently there are five vendor technologies under consideration. The preliminary dose assessment is based on estimated occupational exposures using traditional power plant ISFSI and transport cask handling processes. The second step in the process is to recommend ALARA techniques to reduce potential exposures. A final dose assessment is completed implementing the ALARA techniques and a review is performed to ensure that the design is in compliance with regulatory criteria. The dose assessment and ALARA evaluation are determined using the following input information: Dose estimates from vendor SAR`s; ISFSI experience with similar systems; Traditional methods of operations; Expected CISF cask receipt rates; and feasible ALARA techniques. 5 refs., 1 tab.},
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year = {Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1997},
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