Estimating populations for collective dose calculations.
The collective dose provides an estimate of the effects of facility operations on the public based on an estimate of the population in the area. Geographic information system software, electronic population data resources, and a personal computer were used to develop estimates of population within 80-km radii of two sites.
Gallegos
Gretchen
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA. gallegos3@llnl.gov
D006801:Humans; D008838:Microcomputers; D011156:Population Density; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011874:Radiometry