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Low-Level Waste Disposal Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Daniel Ensminger ,
Charles Koplik ,
Steven Oston ,
Maureen Kaplan  and
James Nalbandian
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Abstract

The safety of low-level radioactive waste disposal sites is analyzed using the computer code LOTRAN. Radiation doses to off-site individuals and to future land reclaimers are computed for a generic disposal site located in a humid Eastern environment. The predicted doses are compared to illustrative performance criteria developed under this project. Results provide insight into those characteristics of low-level waste disposal systems most important to public safety and will allow analyses of tradeoffs among natural and engineered features.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 6: Symposium D – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management IV , 1981 , 505
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1982

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