A preliminary evaluation of the economic risk for cleanup of nuclear material licensee contamination incidents

Technical Report · Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6745858

Ostmeyer, R M; Skinner, D J

This report documents an analysis of the economic risks from nuclear material licensee contamination incidents. The results of the analyses are intended to provide a technical basis for an NRC rulemaking which would require nuclear material licensees to demonstrate adequate financial means to cover the cleanup costs for accidental or inadvertant release of radioactive materials. The important products of this effort include (1) a method for categorizing licensees according to the potential cost and frequency of contamination incidents, (2) a model for ranking the categories of licensees according to potential incident costs, and (3) estimates of contamination risk for the licensee categories.

• Research Organization: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (USA). Div. of Waste Management; Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6745858
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CR-4825; SAND-86-2108; ON: TI87006888
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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