Onsite disposal of radioactive waste: Methodology for the radiological assessment of disposal by subsurface burial

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

OSTI ID:6756716

Neuder, S M; Kennedy, Jr, W E

This volume describes the criteria and technical methodology used by NRC staff to evaluate requests by licensees for approval of onsite disposal by burial in soil. The technical methodology includes the ONSITE/MAXI1 code for calculating radiological exposure from various pathways, the MOCMOD84 code, and analytical methods for calculating contaminant transport and concentration of radionuclides in flowing groundwater. Radiological exposure analyses include the following pathways: (1) exposure to direct gamma from any surface contamination or buried waste; (2) drinking water from a well contaminated by migration of radionuclides; (3) ingesting agricultural products derived from radionuclide-contaminated soil; and (4) inhaling radionuclides resuspended at the burial site. Licensee-proposed disposal activities are evaluated in terms of radiological impact on public health and safety and the environment. The estimated committed effective dose equivalent resulting from the technical evaluation will usually be the determining factor in the authorization of the proposed disposal.

• Research Organization: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (USA). Div. of Waste Management
• OSTI ID: 6756716
• Report Number(s): NUREG-1101-Vol.2; ON: TI87900564
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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