title: Routine dose estimates for the removal of soil from a basin to the burial ground at the Savannah River Site.
abstract: Worker dose estimates have been made for various exposure scenarios resulting from the relocation of soil from the H Area Retention Basin to the Old Radioactive Waste Burial Ground at the Savannah River Site. Estimates were performed by hand calculations and using RESRAD and MAXDOSE-SR. Doses were estimated for the following pathways: (1) shine and inhalation as a result of standing on contaminated soil at the H Area Retention Basin and the Old Radioactive Waste Burial Ground; (2) exposure to off-unit receptors due to soil disturbances from excavation type activities at the H Area Retention Basin and the Old Radioactive Waste Burial Ground; (3) exposure to off-unit receptors due to soil disturbances from dumping of soil from bucket and from roll-off pan; and (4) exposure to off-unit receptors from wind driven dust from contaminated area. The highest dose estimates (0.25 mSv h(-1)) resulted from the receptor standing on the H Area Retention Basin.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Analysis Section, Westinghouse Savannah River Company Aiken, SC 29808, USA. ali.simpkins@srs.gov
authors.forename: Ali A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Simpkins
mesh_terms: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D000465:Algorithms; D003666:Decontamination; D005845:Georgia; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods*; D011850:Radioactive Waste / Q000032:analysis*; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods*; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D018505:Waste Management / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D011850:Radioactive Waste; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive