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Title: Determination of the feasibility of reducing the spatial domain of the HEDR dose code

Abstract

A series of scoping calculations has been undertaken to evaluate the doses that may have been received by individuals living in the vicinity of the Hanford site. The primary impetus for this scoping calculation was to determine if large areas of the Hanford Environmental Dose Reconstruction (HEDR) Project atmospheric domain could be excluded from detailed calculation because the atmospheric transport of radionuclides from Hanford resulted in no (or negligible) deposition in those areas. The secondary impetus was to investigate whether an intermediate screen could be developed to reduce the data storage requirements by taking advantage of locations with periods of effectively zero'' deposition. This scoping calculation (Calculation 006) examined the spatial distribution of potential doses resulting from releases in the year 1945. This study builds on the work initiated in the first scoping study, of iodine in cow's milk, and the third scoping study, which added additional pathways. Addressed in this calculation were the contributions to thyroid dose of infants from (1) air submersion and groundshine external dose, (2) inhalation, (3) ingestion of soil by humans, (4) ingestion of leafy vegetables, (5) ingestion of other vegetables and fruits, and (6) ingestion of meat, (7) ingestion of eggs, and (8) ingestionmore » of cow's milk from Feeding Regime 1 as described in scoping calculation 001.« less

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Battelle Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
DOHHS; Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
7020706
Report Number(s):
BN-SA-3678-HEDR
ON: DE93006306; CNN: 200-92-0503(CDC)/18620(BNW)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; HANFORD RESERVATION; RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS; HUMAN POPULATIONS; RADIATION DOSES; INFANTS; R CODES; THYROID; AIR; COMPUTER CODES; EGGS; FOOD CHAINS; INGESTION; INHALATION; IODINE 131; MEAT; MILK; PLANTS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; AGE GROUPS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BODY; BODY FLUIDS; CHILDREN; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DISTRIBUTION; DOSES; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; FLUIDS; FOOD; GASES; GLANDS; INTAKE; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; IODINE ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MATERIALS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANS; POPULATIONS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOISOTOPES; US DOE; US ERDA; US ORGANIZATIONS; WASTES; 560101* - Biomedical Sciences, Applied Studies- Radiation Effects- Dosimetry & Monitoring- (1992-); 990200 - Mathematics & Computers; 540130 - Environment, Atmospheric- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport- (1990-); 540230 - Environment, Terrestrial- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport- (1990-); 540330 - Environment, Aquatic- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)

Citation Formats

Napier, B. A., and Snyder, S. F. Determination of the feasibility of reducing the spatial domain of the HEDR dose code. United States: N. p., 1992. Web. doi:10.2172/7020706.
Napier, B. A., & Snyder, S. F. Determination of the feasibility of reducing the spatial domain of the HEDR dose code. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/7020706
Napier, B. A., and Snyder, S. F. 1992. "Determination of the feasibility of reducing the spatial domain of the HEDR dose code". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/7020706. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/7020706.
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title = {Determination of the feasibility of reducing the spatial domain of the HEDR dose code},
author = {Napier, B. A. and Snyder, S. F.},
abstractNote = {A series of scoping calculations has been undertaken to evaluate the doses that may have been received by individuals living in the vicinity of the Hanford site. The primary impetus for this scoping calculation was to determine if large areas of the Hanford Environmental Dose Reconstruction (HEDR) Project atmospheric domain could be excluded from detailed calculation because the atmospheric transport of radionuclides from Hanford resulted in no (or negligible) deposition in those areas. The secondary impetus was to investigate whether an intermediate screen could be developed to reduce the data storage requirements by taking advantage of locations with periods of effectively zero'' deposition. This scoping calculation (Calculation 006) examined the spatial distribution of potential doses resulting from releases in the year 1945. This study builds on the work initiated in the first scoping study, of iodine in cow's milk, and the third scoping study, which added additional pathways. Addressed in this calculation were the contributions to thyroid dose of infants from (1) air submersion and groundshine external dose, (2) inhalation, (3) ingestion of soil by humans, (4) ingestion of leafy vegetables, (5) ingestion of other vegetables and fruits, and (6) ingestion of meat, (7) ingestion of eggs, and (8) ingestion of cow's milk from Feeding Regime 1 as described in scoping calculation 001.},
doi = {10.2172/7020706},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7020706}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},
month = {Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1992}
}