Performance objectives for disposal of low-level radioactive wastes on the Oak Ridge Reservation

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6202859

Kocher, D C

A set of performance objectives is presented for the long-term protection of public health and safety for disposal of low-level radioactive wastes in a new facility on the Oak Ridge Reservation. The principal performance objectives include: a limit on annual committed effective dose equivalent averaged over a lifetime of 0.25 mSv (25 mrem) for any member of the general public beyond the boundary of the disposal facility; and a limit on annual committed effective dose equivalent averaged over a lifetime of 1 mSv (100 mrem) and a limit on committed effective dose equivalent in any year of 5 mSv (500 mrem) for any individual who inadvertently intrudes onto the disposal site after loss of active institutional controls. In addition, releases of radioactivity beyond the site boundary: shall not result in annual doses to any member of the general public that exceed limits established by federal regulatory authorities for all sources of exposure; and shall be kept as low as reasonably achievable. The limit on annual committed effective dose equivalent averaged over a lifetime for off-site individuals is based primarily on the judgment of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission that this level of protection is reasonably achievable for shallow-land disposal of low-level wastes. The dose limits for inadvertent intruders are based on radiation protection standards for the general public recommended by the International Commission on Radiological Protection and the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6202859
• Report Number(s): CONF-860317-15; ON: DE86007239
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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