Comparison of Different Internal Dosimetry Systems for Selected Radionuclides Important to Nuclear Power Production

Technical Report · Sat Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1092298· OSTI ID:1092298

Leggett, Richard Wayne ^[1]; Eckerman, Keith F. ^[1]; Manger, Ryan P. ^[1]

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1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

This report compares three different radiation dosimetry systems currently applied by various U.S. Federal agencies and dose estimates based on these three dosimetry systems for a set of radionuclides often identified in power reactor effluents. These dosimetry systems were developed and applied by the International Commission on Radiological Protection at different times over the past six decades. Two primary modes of intake of radionuclides are addressed: ingestion in drinking water and inhalation. Estimated doses to individual organs and to the whole body based on each dosimetry system are compared for each of four age groups: infant, child, teenager, and adult. Substantial differences between dosimetry systems in estimated dose per unit intake are found for some individual radionuclides, but differences in estimated dose per unit intake generally are modest for mixtures of radionuclides typically found in nuclear power plant effluents.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USNRC
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1092298
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM--2013/226; 401001060
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

biokinetics
dose coefficients
dosimetry
effluents
models
nuclear power plant
radiation
radionuclides