Population dose commitments due to radioactive releases from nuclear power plant sites in 1987

Technical Report · Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6639485· OSTI ID:6639485

Baker, D A ^[1]

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1. Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)

Population radiation dose commitments have been estimated from reported radionuclide releases from commercial power reactors operating during 1987. Fifty-year dose commitments for a one-year exposure from both liquid and atmospheric releases were calculated for four population groups (infant, child, teen-ager and adult) residing between 2 and 80 km from each of 70 reactor sites. This report tabulates the results of these calculations, showing the dose commitments for both water and airborne pathways for each age group and organ. Also included for reach of the sites is a histogram showing the fraction of the total population within 2 to 80 km around each site receiving various average dose commitments from the airborne pathways. The site average individual dose commitment from all pathways ranged from a low of 2 {times} 10{sup {minus}6} mrem to a high of 0.009 mrem. No attempt was made in this study to determine the maximum dose commitment received by any one individual from the radionuclides released at any of the sites. However, licensee calculation of doses to the maximally exposed individual at some sites indicated values of up to approximately 100 times average individual doses (on the order of a few millirem per year). 2 refs., 2 figs., 7 tabs.

• Research Organization: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (USA). Div. of Computer and Telecommunications Services; Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USNRC
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 6639485
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CR-2850-Vol.9; PNL-4221-Vol.9; ON: TI90017086; TRN: 90-028085
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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