Open AccessRadiological dose assessment of Department of Energy Pinellas Plant waste proposed for disposal at United States Pollution Controll, Inc. in Tooele County, Utah
Author(s) -
M.L. Socolof,
D.W. Lee,
D.C. Kocher
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/279548
Subject(s) - hazardous waste , waste management , radiological weapon , environmental science , radioactive waste , pollution , municipal solid waste , engineering , medicine , surgery , ecology , biology
Pinellas Plant (Largo FL) is proposing to ship hazardous sludge (F006 waste) to US Pollution Control Inc. (USPCI) hazardous waste landfill in Utah for disposal. This sludge contains tritium in concentrations of about 28 pCi/g. Objective of this study is to assess possible radiological impact to workers at USPCI and the public due to handling, processing, and burial of the tritium waste. Estimated doses to workers from waste handling and to the public from disposed waste range from 4.7x10{sup -6} to 9.8x10{sup -4} mrem/y. Results reveal extremely low annual doses that are far below natural background radiation exposure and regulatory limits