A simplified methodology for determining the population exposures due to the transportation of commercial low-level radioactive waste is described. The methodology consists of two components: (a) developing the shipping distances associated with LLW transportation and (b) developing the unit-consequence and unit-risk factors for the several classes of LLW materials that can be transported. The combination of these two components provides the population exposure estimate for LLW transportation. Since the shipping distances are usually not known with great accuracy the unit-factors can be applied to new or more accurate shipping estimates in the future in order to re-evaluate the LLW population exposures.
Methodology for Estimating the Risk of Transporting Low-Level Radioactive Waste in the US
1982
8 pages
Report
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Englisch
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