Radionuclides: Background Information Document for final rules. Volume 2. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:5780115

This report serves as a background information document in support of the Environmental Protection Agency's final rules for sources of emissions of radionuclides pursuant to Section 112 of the Clean Air Act. This report presents an analysis of the public health impact caused by radionuclides emitted into the air from facilities that are the subject of this rulemaking. These facilities are examined as six major source categories: (1) Department of Energy (DOE) facilities, (2) Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensed facilities and non-DOE Federal facilities, (3) coal-fired utility and industrial boilers, (4) uranium mines, (5) phosphate industry facilities, and (6) mineral extraction industry facilities. For each source category, the authors present the following information: (1) a general description of the source category, (2) a brief description of the processes that lead to the emissions of radionuclides into air, (3) a summary of emissions data, and (4) estimates of the radiation doses and health risks to both individuals and populations.

• Research Organization: Office of Radiation Programs, Washington, DC (USA); PEI Associates, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (USA); Battelle Columbus Labs., OH (USA); Kilkelly Environmental Associates, Inc., Raleigh, NC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5780115
• Report Number(s): PB-85-165769/XAB; EPA-520/1-84/002/2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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Atmospheric-- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
BOILERS
CLEAN AIR ACT
DOSES
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
LAWS
MATERIALS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION LAWS
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
PUBLIC HEALTH
RADIATION DOSES
RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
REGULATIONS
RISK ASSESSMENT
STANDARDS
WASTES