Problems with detection of intakes of very insoluble plutonium
Conference
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OSTI ID:6687289
Several human cases involving inhalation of plutonium oxide at Hanford have shown clearance half-times from the lung that are much longer than those recommended for class Y material in Publication 30 of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP 1979). Because the material is much more tenaciously retained in the lung than ''normal'' class Y material, the Hanford Internal Dosimetry Program has been referring to it as ''super'' class Y. This material poses some major challenges with regard to the design and operation of bioassay monitoring programs. Because of the relative completeness of their data, 10 cases that show lung retention half-times in excess of 5000 days are of particular interest. However, the bioassay data for these cases span the past 30 years and involve various sampling methods and detection limits in vogue at the time. Furthermore, the data were collected for the purpose of determining compliance with regulations in place at the time, rather than for research or modeling of clearance pathways and rates. So from a modeling perspective, the data have gaps, but are sufficiently complete to be convincing. 3 refs., 2 figs., 2 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 6687289
- Report Number(s):
- PNL-SA-15981; CONF-8810112-5; ON: DE89001991
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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