Safety Analysis – 200 Area, Savannah River Plant: Separations Area Operations. Receiving Basin for Offsite Fuel (Supplement 3)

Technical Report · Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10138546· OSTI ID:10138546

Allen, Patricia M. ^[1]

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1. Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River Lab.

Analysis of the Savannah River Plant RBOF and RRF included an evaluation of the reliability of process equipment and controls, administrative controls, and engineered safety features. The evaluation also identified potential scenarios and radiological consequences. Risks were calculated in terms of 50-year population dose commitment per year (man-rem/year) to the onsite and offsite population within an 80 Km radius of RBOF and RRF, and to an individual at the plant boundary. The total 50-year onsite and offsite population radiological risks of operating the RBOF and RRF were estimated to be 1.0 man-rem/year. These risks are significantly less than the population dose of 54,000 man-rem/yr for natural background radiation in a 50-mile radius. The 50-year maximum offsite individual risk from operating the facility was estimated to be 2.1 x 10^-5 rem/yr. These risks are significantly lower than 93 mrem/yr an individual is expected to receive from natural background radiation in this area. The analysis shows. that the RBOF and RRF can be operated without undue risk to onsite personnel or to the general public.

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River Lab.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-76SR00001; AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 10138546
• Report Number(s): DPSTSA--200-10-3; ON: DE93009790
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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