Simulations of long-term health risk from shallow land burial of low-level radioactive waste [electronic resource]
PRESTO (Prediction of Radiation Effects from Shallow Trench Operations) is a computer code developed under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding to evaluate possible health effects from shallow land burial of low-level radioactive wastes. The model is intended to assess radionuclide tra...
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. :
Oak Ridge National Laboratory. ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy,
1982.
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| Summary: | PRESTO (Prediction of Radiation Effects from Shallow Trench Operations) is a computer code developed under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding to evaluate possible health effects from shallow land burial of low-level radioactive wastes. The model is intended to assess radionuclide transport, ensuing exposure, and health impact to a static local population for up to 1000 years following the end of burial operations. Human exposure scenarios that may be considered by model include normal releases (including leaching and operational spillage), human intrusion, and near site farming. Pathways and processes of transit from the trench to an individual or population include:groundwater transport, overland flow, erosion, surface water dilution, resuspension, atmospheric transport, overland flow, erosion, surface water dilution, resuspension, atmospheric transport, deposition, inhalation, and ingestion of contaminated beef, milk, crops, and water. Off-site population and individual doses and cancer risks may be calculated as well as doses and risks to the intruder and farmer. Data have been compiled for three extant shallow land burial sites: Barnwell, South Carolina; Beatty, Nevada; and West Valley, New York. Some simulation results for the Barnwell site are presented. 13 references, 3 figures, 3 tables. |
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| Item Description: | Published through the Information Bridge: DOE Scientific and Technical Information. 01/01/1982. "conf-820933-8" "DE84000675" International conference on radioactive waste management, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 12 Sep 1982. Little, C.A.; Fields, D.E. |
| Physical Description: | Pages: 15 : digital, PDF file. |