Using the CAP88 Plume Model & Dose Assessment Code for the FTWC Project

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strongly supports academic freedom and a researcher's right to publish; as an institution, however, the Laboratory does not endorse the viewpoint of a publication or guarantee its technical correctness. 1 A full description of CAP88 and associated software installation files can be found on the EPA web site: https://www.epa.gov/radiation/cap-88-pc 2 Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 61, Subpart H, National Emission Standards for Emissions of Radionuclides Other Than Radon From Department of Energy Facilities. Referred to as the Radionuclide NESHAP or Rad-NESHAP. This regulation can be found at: https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?node=sp40.9.61.h 3 LA-UR-18-26283r2, Application for Pre-Construction Approval under 40 CFR 61 Subparts A and H for Venting of Flanged Tritium Waste Containers (FTWCs) at TA-54, May 16, 2019. Sent to EPA Region 6 as an attachment to letter EPC-DO-19-137, May 17, 2019. 4 EPC-CP-QP-0148, Emissions Management Plan for the FTWC Venting Project, February 12, 2020. 5 Relative dose consequence is found by determining Derived Air Concentration limits in 10 CFR 835, Appendix A. "Derived Air Concentrations (DAC) for Controlling Radiation Exposure to Workers at DOE Facilities." https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?gp=&n=pt10.4.835&ty=HTML#ap10.4.835_11304.a 6 Department of Energy Order 458.1, Change 3. Radiation Protection of the Public and the Environment. https://www.directives.doe.gov/directives-documents/400-series/0458.1-BOrder-chg3-admchg meteorological tower. Most representative of operations at WETF.