Comparison study of AXAIR89Q and AXAIRQ

Technical Report · Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/220437· OSTI ID:220437

Simpkins, A A

AXAIR89Q, the primary dose assessment code used at Savannah River Site to predict downwind doses following a short hypothetical atmospheric release, has been improved to incorporate many new features. The new version, AXAIRQ, contains the following improvements: inclusion of dry deposition and the ground shine pathway, 95% dose calculations at user-selected distances, availability of Pasquill-Briggs diffusion coefficients, and user- input mixing height. AXAIRQ can be executed in the same manner as AXAIR89Q by selecting certain inputs. This report shows the differences in committed effective dose equivalents when the new features are invoked for various hypothetical release scenarios.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 220437
• Report Number(s): WSRC-RP--95-888; ON: DE96009383
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
APPLIED STUDIES
DOSE EQUIVALENTS
FISSION PRODUCT RELEASE
PLUMES
RADIATION DOSES
RADIOACTIVITY
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT