Population dose from LWR fuel reprocessing

Conference · Sun Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:5544484

Schubert, J. F.; Cooper, R. E.; Watts, J. R.; Bailey, C. E.

The inhalation, submersion, and food ingestion dose to the regional and US population are calculated for estimated releases of radionuclides from a hypothetical LWR nuclear fuel reprocessing plant located in southeastern United States. A mathematical transport, diffusion, and deposition model was used to obtain the air concentrations and ground deposition of the various radionuclides emitted to the atmosphere from the reprocessing facility. The global population dose from atmospheric submersion was also calculated for /sup 3/H, /sup 14/C, and /sup 85/Kr. The total exposure to persons living in the region of the plant would be 0.2% of background.

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (USA). Savannah River Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-09-0001
• OSTI ID: 5544484
• Report Number(s): DP-MS-79-47; CONF-791103-65
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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