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Title: Biosphere dose conversion Factor Importance and Sensitivity Analysis

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/838321· OSTI ID:838321

This report presents importance and sensitivity analysis for the environmental radiation model for Yucca Mountain, Nevada (ERMYN). ERMYN is a biosphere model supporting the total system performance assessment (TSPA) for the license application (LA) for the Yucca Mountain repository. This analysis concerns the output of the model, biosphere dose conversion factors (BDCFs) for the groundwater, and the volcanic ash exposure scenarios. It identifies important processes and parameters that influence the BDCF values and distributions, enhances understanding of the relative importance of the physical and environmental processes on the outcome of the biosphere model, includes a detailed pathway analysis for key radionuclides, and evaluates the appropriateness of selected parameter values that are not site-specific or have large uncertainty.

Research Organization:
Yucca Mountain Project, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC28-01RW12101
OSTI ID:
838321
Report Number(s):
ANL-NBS-MD-000014, REV 00; DOC.20041018.0010, DC 37853; TRN: US0502705
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 15 Oct 2004
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English