Modeling a potential atmospheric release from a waste disposal facility at the savannah river site as an area source.
The Saltstone Facility was designed at the Savannah River Site (SRS) to treat and dispose of certain low-level liquid radioactive wastes. The final product of Saltstone is several large concrete vaults. As part of the performance assessment for Saltstone, reduction of dose to receptors downwind of the vaults have been estimated for treating the vaults as an area atmospheric source as opposed to a point source. The CAP88 model has the ability to handle area sources, but the methods are not appropriate for receptors close to the source such as those modeled at 100 m. Use of the area source as opposed to the point source can reduce the dose by as much as a factor of 5 depending on vault size. A method for quickly assessing the dose from an area source for near-in exposures is demonstrated here.
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Southwest Research Institute, Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78238, USA. asimpkins@swri.org
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D000392:Air Movements; D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005845:Georgia; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D011850:Radioactive Waste / Q000032:analysis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012037:Refuse Disposal; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D045483:Rivers
D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D011850:Radioactive Waste