Preliminary pathway analysis for YMP preclosure biosphere dose assessment | Zendy

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Preliminary pathway analysis for YMP preclosure biosphere dose assessment

Author(s) -

Di Wu,

N. Liu,

J. J. Tappen,

Chao-Hsiung Tung

Publication year - 1998

Publication title -

osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Reports

DOI - 10.2172/658280

Subject(s) - biosphere , subsistence agriculture , radionuclide , environmental science , radiation dose , dose rate , radiochemistry , ecology , chemistry , nuclear medicine , biology , physics , medicine , nuclear physics , agriculture

The preliminary preclosure biosphere dose assessment for the Yucca Mountain Project (YMP) involves the calculation of a radiation dose to a subsistence farmer living near the proposed Yucca Mountain repository. Eight radionuclides, H-3, Co-60, Kr-85, Sr-90, Ru-106, I-129, Cs-134, and Cs-137, are considered in this study. Radiation doses resulting from unit release rates of these radionuclides are analyzed. Total dose has been broken down into components that result from various exposure pathways. By using this approach, the most important pathways that deliver a radiation dose to a subsistence farmer can be clearly identified

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