Citation

Bevelacqua JJ. Health Phys. 2011; 101(1): 48-58.

Affiliation

Bevelacqua Resources, 343 Adair Drive, Suite 100, Richland, WA 99352.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Health Physics Society, Publisher Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/HP.0b013e3182078333

PMID

21617391

Abstract

Conservatism in the calculation of the effective dose following an airborne release from an accident involving a fuel reprocessing waste tank is examined. Within the regulatory constraints at the Hanford Site, deterministic effective dose calculations are conservative by at least an order of magnitude. Deterministic calculations should be used with caution in reaching decisions associated with required safety systems and mitigation philosophy related to the accidental release of airborne radioactive material to the environment.

Language: en