Postremediation dose assessment for the Elza Gate site, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Potential maximum radiation dose rates were calculated for the Elza Gate site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The RESRAD computer code, which implements the methodology described in the US Department of Energy's manual for implementing residual radioactive material guidelines, was used in this evaluation. Currently, the site is not being used. Four potential future use scenarios were considered for the Elza Gate site; the scenarios vary with regard to time spent at the site, sources of water used, and sources of food consumed. In Scenario A (the expected scenario), industrial use of the site is assumed; in Scenario B (a plausible scenario), recreational use of the site is assumed. Both Scenarios C and D (possible but unlikely scenarios) assume the presence of a resident farmer in the immediate vicinity of the site. The difference between Scenarios C and D is the source of water used. For Scenario C, an adjacent pond provides 100% of the water for drinking, irrigation, and raising livestock; for Scenario D, groundwater drawn from a well located at the downgradient edge of the contaminated zone is the only source of water for drinking, investigation, and raising livestock. The results of the evaluation indicate that the US Department of Energy dose limit of 100 mrem/yr would not be exceeded for any scenario. The potential maximum dose rates for Scenarios A, B, C, and D are 1.5, 0.66, 12, and 42 mrem/yr, respectively.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (United States). Environmental Assessment and Information Sciences Div.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 6555988
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/EAIS/TM-89; ON: DE93011504
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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