RADTRAN II user guide

Preliminary characterization of risks in the nuclear waste management system based on information in the literature

“…This code is briefly 4.126 0 II described elsewherein this document (see the review of Madsen et al 1986). …”

“…The method used to estimate the economic consequences of transportation accidents is similar to that used for preclosure economic risks. The RADTRAN III code (Taylor and Daniel 1982, Madsen et al o 1983, Madsen et al 1986 generates economic unit factors (dollars/unit distance versus health risks/unit distance for unit risk factors) based on this approach. The economic unit factors are multiplied by the distance traveled in I year to obtain an estimate of annual economic risks.…”

Referenced-site environmental document for a Monitored Retrievable Storage facility: backup waste management option for handling 1800 MTU per year

“…The radiological impacts from transportation accidents are calculated on a probabilistic basis (Wilmot et al 1983}. For a spectrum of potential accidents, the dose to the public is calculated and then weighted by the probability of the accident occurring.…”

“…Transportation cost estimates will be incor· porated in future and lyses of the resource requirements of MRS facilities when the infonnat1on necessary to develop such estimates is available. Although advanced analytical tools are available for transportation analyses (Wilmot et al 1983;Neuhauser et al 1984), the refer! :!nce-site data used in this report are not specific enough for a meaningful analysis.…”

“…The calculation of collective dose to the general public from transportation is based on the noethods developed by the Transportation Technology Center (TTC) as described by Wilmot et al (1983). This ' .…”