ESTIMATED EFFECTS ON RADIATION DOSES FROM ALTERNATIVES IN A SPENT FUEL TRANSPORTATIOIN SYSTEM

This paper contains the results of a study of estimated radiation doses to the public and workers from the transport of spent fuel from commercial nuclear power reactors to a geologic repository. A postulated reference rail/legal-weight truck transportation system is defined that would use current transportation technology, and provide a breakdown of activities and time/distance/dose-rate estimates for each activity within the system. Collective doses are estimated for each of the major activities at the reactor site, in transit, and at the repository receiving facility. Annual individual doses to the maximally exposed individuals or groups of individuals are also estimated. The dose-reduction potentials and costs are estimated for a total of 17 conceptual alternatives and subalternatives to the postulate reference system. Most of the alternatives evaluated are estimated to provide both cost and dose reductions. The major conclusion is that the potential exists for significant future reductions in radiation doses to the public and workers and for reductions in cost compared to those based on a continuation of past practices in the US.

• Corporate Authors:

  Batelle Memorial Institute/Pacific Northwest Labs

  Battelle Boulevard, P.O. Box 999
  Richland, WA  United States  99352
• Authors:
  • Schneider, K J
  • Ross, W A
  • Smith, R I
• Publication Date: 1988-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 8 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash exposure; Crash tests; Freight transportation; Health; Radioactive waste disposal; Radioactivity; Spent reactor fuels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Exposure
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00483966
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: PNL-SA-15572, CONF-880631-28
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1989 12:00AM