Performance Analysis for Disposal of Mixed Low-Level Waste. I: Methodology
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 125, Issue 3
Abstract
A simple methodology has been developed for evaluating the technical capabilities of potential sites for disposal of mixed low-level radioactive waste. The results of the evaluation are expressed as “permissible radionuclide concentrations in disposed waste.” The methodology includes an analysis of three separate pathways: (1) releases of radionuclides to groundwater; (2) releases of potentially volatile radionuclides to the atmosphere; and (3) the consequences of inadvertent intrusion into a disposal facility. For each radionuclide, its limiting permissible concentration in disposed waste is the lowest of the permissible concentrations determined from each of the three pathways. These permissible concentrations in waste at an evaluated site can be used to assess the capability of the site to dispose of waste streams containing multiple radionuclides.
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 125 • Issue 3 • March 1999
Pages: 249 - 257
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Received: Nov 18, 1997
Published online: Mar 1, 1999
Published in print: Mar 1999
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