Residual radioactive material soil guideline (cleanup standards) for the Mount Plant based on DOE methodology

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1993 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:5824392

Eckart, R ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Cincinnati, OH (United States)

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Environmental Protective Agency, and the Department of Energy (DOE) each publish radiological health effects risk assessment methodologies. Other papers have reviewed the concepts and methodology related to these risk assessments. This paper illustrates the application of the DOE methodology to an actual site, the Mound Plant in Miamisburg, Ohio. The primary objective of the project was to calculate the residual radioactive material soil guidelines that will be used to determine the soil cleanup criteria for the Mound Plant. The soil guidelines are expressed in concentration units, becquerels per kilogram (picocuries per gram), of above-background levels of a radionuclide in the soil. The soil guidelines for DOE sites are developed by following the DOE methodology as described in RESRAD. Other computer programs, such as GEN 11 or CAP 88 may be necessary for the comprehensive analysis at the site.

• OSTI ID: 5824392
• Report Number(s): CONF-930601--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Journal Volume: 68
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

053002* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Environmental Aspects-- Radioactive Effluents-- (1992-)
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540250 -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (1990-)
C CODES
CLEANING
COMPUTER CODES
DECONTAMINATION
DOSES
G CODES
LAND POLLUTION
MOUND LABORATORY
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
POLLUTION
R CODES
RADIATION DOSES
RECOMMENDATIONS
REMEDIAL ACTION
RISK ASSESSMENT
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS