The remedial action priority system (RAPS): Comparison between simulated and observed environmental contaminant levels

Conference · Mon Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6898719

Whelan, G; Strenge, D L; Droppo, Jr, J G

The Remedial Action Priority System (RAPS) is an objective, physics-based, fully integrated multimedia environmental assessment methodology. RAPS assesses environmental issues associated with hazardous and radioactive mixed-waste sites based on relative human health risk and limited site information. the purpose of this paper is to report on the results associated with applying components of the RAPS methodology to a variety of sites with different contaminant release mechanisms. These applications illustrate the type of data typically required to implement the methodology and several of the types of contaminant releases (e.g., direct discharge, French drain, cribs, tile field, and stacks) that can be considered by the methodology. They thus demonstrate the applicability of the methodology at a wide variety of sites. The various components of the RAPS methodology have been implemented at actual sites where contaminant levels have been monitored in the environment. The monitored contaminant levels are compared to simulated contaminant levels associated with the application to the RAPS methodology at these sites. The purpose of the comparison is to demonstrate the applicability of implementing RAPS to a wide variety of hazardous waste sites and releases of contaminants into the environment. 21 refs., 13 figs.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 6898719
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-15887; CONF-881141-2; ON: DE89004360
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CONTAMINATION
DATA PROCESSING
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HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
MANAGEMENT
MASS TRANSFER
PROCESSING
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
REMEDIAL ACTION
RISK ASSESSMENT
SITE CHARACTERIZATION
STANDARDS
TASK SCHEDULING