Scoping assessment of radiological doses to aquatic organisms and wildlife -- N Springs. [N Springs]

Technical Report · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6894736· OSTI ID:6894736

Poston, T M; Soldat, J K

Estimated does rates were determined for endemic biota inhabiting the N Springs area based primarily on spring water data collected from the first 6 months of 1991. Radiological dose estimates were computed from measured values of specific radionuclides and modeled levels of radionuclides using established computer codes. The highest doses were predicted in hypothetical populations of clams, fish-eating ducks, and rabbits. The calculated dose estimates did not exceed 1 rad/d, an administrative dose rate established by the US Department of Energy for the protection of native aquatic biota. An administrative dose rate has not been established for terrestrial wildlife.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 6894736
• Report Number(s): PNL-8360; ON: DE93003286
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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SOURCE TERMS
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G CODES
WATER SPRINGS
RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
WILD ANIMALS
CESIUM 137
CLAMS
COBALT 60
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DEER
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FOOD CHAINS
RABBITS
STRONTIUM 90
TRITIUM
YTTRIUM 90
ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES
ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES
ANIMALS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIRDS
CESIUM ISOTOPES
COBALT ISOTOPES
COMPUTER CODES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
FOWL
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES
INVERTEBRATES
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MAMMALS
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
MOLLUSCS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
RADIOISOTOPES
RIVERS
RUMINANTS
STREAMS
STRONTIUM ISOTOPES
SURFACE WATERS
VERTEBRATES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOT
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
YTTRIUM ISOTOPES
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