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Radiation Doses to the Public from the Transport of Spent Nuclear Fuel.

DE2004826429

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Best, R. E.; Maheras, S. J.; Ross, S. B.; Weiner, R. F.
Page Count	20
Abstract	This paper reviews issues that have been raised concerning radiological risks and safety of the public exposed to shipments of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste to a Yucca Mountain repository. It presents and analyzes the contrasting viewpoints of opponents and proponents, presents facts about radiological exposures and risks, and provides perspective from which to observe the degree of risk that would devolve from the shipments. The paper concludes that the risks to the public's health and safety from being exposed to radiation from the shipments will not be discernable.
Keywords	Spent fuels Public health Risk analysis Shipping Yucca Mountain High-level radioactive wastes Environmental exposure Casks Scenarios
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Battelle Memorial Inst., Columbus, OH.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.; Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM. Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200512

Radiation Doses to the Public from the Transport of Spent Nuclear Fuel.

Radiation Doses to the Public from the Transport of Spent Nuclear Fuel.
DE2004826429

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Best, R. E.; Maheras, S. J.; Ross, S. B.; Weiner, R. F.
Page Count	20
Abstract	This paper reviews issues that have been raised concerning radiological risks and safety of the public exposed to shipments of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste to a Yucca Mountain repository. It presents and analyzes the contrasting viewpoints of opponents and proponents, presents facts about radiological exposures and risks, and provides perspective from which to observe the degree of risk that would devolve from the shipments. The paper concludes that the risks to the public's health and safety from being exposed to radiation from the shipments will not be discernable.
Keywords	Spent fuels Public health Risk analysis Shipping Yucca Mountain High-level radioactive wastes Environmental exposure Casks Scenarios
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Battelle Memorial Inst., Columbus, OH.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.; Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM. Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200512