Data base of accident and agricultural statistics for transportation risk assessment

Staricks, C L; Williams, R.G.; Hopf, María

doi:10.2172/7171598

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“…(1) the quantity of radioactive material taken up by the agricultural commodity ingested; e.g., 1.2 percent of 137 Cs deposited on grass could be transferred to milk (Saricks, et al, 1989), (2) the chemical form and activity of ingested radioactive material in any particular organ or tissue (the ingestion dose conversion factor); for example, the bone surface dose from dissolved 137 Cs is 1.4 x 10 -8 Sv/Bq 1 (ICRP, 1996) , (3) the type and energy of ionizing radiation ingested (e.g. see ICRP, 1983), and (4) the extent to which a target organ is saturated with stable (non-radioactive) isotopes of the radionuclide in question (Moeller, et al, 2005).…”

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“…The state specificity accounts for different growing seasons and conditions in different states. Fractions of land in agricultural production and local crop yields (Saricks, et al, 1989) are presented in Table A1 (Appendix A) for the 48 contiguous States. The original source of these data is the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA, 2012).…”

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“…Food transfer coefficients are presented in Table 2, and the calculation is outlined in equations 81 through 88. Time-integrated concentrations in equations 81, 82, and 83 are from Saricks, et al (1989). Ground deposition of each radionuclide is calculated by RADTRAN and presented in RADTRAN output.…”

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RADTRAN 6 technical manual.

Neuhauser¹,

Kanipe²,

Weiner³

2014

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This Technical Manual contains descriptions of the calculation models and mathematical and numerical methods used in the RADTRAN 6 computer code for transportation risk and consequence assessment. The RADTRAN 6 code combines user-supplied input data with values from an internal library of physical and radiological data to calculate the expected radiological consequences and risks associated with the transportation of radioactive material. Radiological consequences and risks are estimated with numerical models of exposure pathways, receptor populations, package behavior in accidents, and accident severity and probability.

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RADTRAN 6 technical manual.

Neuhauser¹,

Kanipe²,

Weiner³

2014

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“…The window for population input (Figure G.9) has added parameters for the fraction of land used for farming (FARM) and land productivity for vegetables (GVEGE), meat (GMEAT), and milk (GMILK). These variables have average state-dependent default values (Saricks et al 1989) specified by the state selected in the RISKIND main window. Vegetable production values in Saricks et al (1989) include a variety of vegetables, fruits, and grains.…”

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“…These variables have average state-dependent default values (Saricks et al 1989) specified by the state selected in the RISKIND main window. Vegetable production values in Saricks et al (1989) include a variety of vegetables, fruits, and grains. Meat production values include beef, pork, poultry, and eggs.…”

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RISKIND: A computer program for calculating radiological consequences and health risks from transportation of spent nuclear fuel

Yuan¹,

Chen²,

Biwer³

et al. 1995

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Input Preparation ................................................................................. AVAILABILITY OF COMPUTER SOFTWAREElectronic copies of the software described in this publication will be distributed with appropriate restrictions by:Energy Science and Technology Software Center P.O. Box 1020 Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-1020 For information regarding requests for software, please call (615) 576-2606. viii NOTATIONThe following is a list of acronyms, initialisms, and abbreviations (including units of measure) used in this document. Some acronyms used in tables only are defined in the respective tables. ACRONYMS, INITIALISMS, AND ABBREVIATIONS ANL ABSTRACTThis report presents the technical details of RISKJND, a computer code designed to estimate potential radiological consequences and health risks to individuals and the collective population from exposures associated with the transportation of spent nuclear fuel. RISKIND is a user-friendly, interactive program that can be run on an IBM or equivalent personal computer under the Windowsw environment. Several models are included in RISKIND that have been tailored to calculate the exposure to individuals under various incidentfree and accident conditions. The incident-free models assess exposures from both gamma and neutron radiation and can account for different cask designs. The accident models include accidental release, atmospheric transport, and the environmental pathways of radionuclides from spent fuels; these models also assess health risks to individuals and the collective population. The models are supported by databases that are specific to spent nuclear fuels and include a radionuclide inventory and dose conversion factors. In addition, the flexibility of the models allows them to be used for assessing any accidental release involving radioactive materials. The RISKJND code allows for userspecified accident scenarios as well as receptor locations under various exposure conditions, thereby facilitating the estimation of radiological consequences and health risks for individuals. Median (50% probability) and typical worst-case (less than 5% probability of being exceeded) doses and health consequences from potential accidental releases can be calculated by constructing a cumulative dose/probability distribution curve for a complete matrix of site joint-wind-frequency data. These consequence results, together with the estimated probability of the entire spectrum of potential accidents, form a comprehensive, probabilistic risk assessment of a spent nuclear fuel transportation accident.

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