Environmental assessment model for shallow land disposal of low-level radioactive wastes [electronic resource] : interim report. [PRESTO (Prediction of Radiation Effects from Shallow Trench Operations)]
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. :
Oak Ridge National Laboratory. ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy,
1981.
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| Abstract: | PRESTO (Prediction of Radiation Effects from Shallow Trench Operations) is a computer code developed under US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding to evaluate possible health effects from shallow land burial trenches. The model is intended to be generic and to assess radionuclide transport, ensuing exposure, and health impact to a static local population for a 1000-y period following the end of burial operations. Human exposure scenarios considered by the model include normal releases (including leaching and operational spillage), human intrusion, and site farming or reclamation. Pathways and processes of transit from the trench to an individual or population include: groundwater transport, overland flow, erosion, surface water dilution, resuspension, atmospheric transport, deposition, inhalation, and ingestion of contaminated beef, milk, crops, and water. Both population doses and individual doses are calculated as well as doses to the intruder and farmer. |
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| Item Description: | Published through SciTech Connect. 09/01/1981. "ornl/tm-7943" "DE82001830" Little, C.A.; Fields, D.E.; Emerson, C.J.; Hiromoto, G. |
| Physical Description: | Pages: 131 : digital, PDF file. |