On-site disposal of commercial radioactive waste: the ONSITE/MAXI1 computer program

Conference · Fri Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1985 · Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5668181

Kennedy, Jr, W E; Peloquin, R A; Napier, B A; Neuder, S M

Because of uncertainties associated with assessing the potential risk from on-site burial of commercial radioactive wastes, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has amended its regulations to provide greater assurance that buried radioactive material will not present a hazard to public health and safety. The current policy of NRC is to review requests by operators to bury radioactive waste on their property on a case-by-case basis. Technical assessments of on-site disposal requests may, at times, require the use of environmental pathway models to project potential radiation exposure to humans. The objective of this study was to modify an existing environmental pathways-to-humans model and accompanying computer program (MAXI1) for use by NRC staff for assessing potential radiological impacts resulting from the on-site burial of low-level radioactive wastes (LLW). As part of this effort, specific human-intrusion scenarios were developed to consider various routes of potential exposure, which included direct external exposure, inhalation, and ingestion of contaminated foodstuffs and drinking water. A computer software package, entitled ONSITE/MAXI1, was developed to project potential exposures based on these scenarios. The package contains four computer programs (ONSITE, MAXI1, MAXI2, and MAXI3) and an accompanying data base.

• Research Organization: Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA
• OSTI ID: 5668181
• Report Number(s): CONF-851115-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 50
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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