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Title: Department of Energy Air Emissions Annual Report Oak Ridge Reservation, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 61, Subpart H Calendar Year 2016

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1362083· OSTI ID:1362083
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  1. Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant (Y-12), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

As defined in the preamble of the final rule, the entire DOE facility on the Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR) must meet the 10 mrem/yr ED standard.1 In other words, the combined ED from all radiological air emission sources from Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12 Complex), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP), Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) and any other DOE operation on the reservation must meet the 10 mrem/yr standard. Compliance with the standard is demonstrated through emission sampling, monitoring, calculations and radiation dose modeling in accordance with approved EPA methodologies and procedures. DOE estimates the ED to many individuals or receptor points in the vicinity of ORR, but it is the dose to the maximally exposed individual (MEI) that determines compliance with the standard.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant (Y-12), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Contributing Organization:
Oak Ridge Office, Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, East Tennessee Technology Park
DOE Contract Number:
NA0001942
OSTI ID:
1362083
Report Number(s):
MS/DUK-051617
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English