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Meet the Maximally Exposed Member of the Public: The Service Station Attendant for Spent Fuel Going to Yucca Mountain.

DE2004827661

Publication Date	2002
Personal Author	Collins, H. E.; Halstead, R. J.
Page Count	16
Abstract	According to the 1999 Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Yucca Mountain repository site, members of the public along transportation routes by which spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level radioactive waste (HLW) is shipped will receive annual radiation doses less than 100 mrem/yr, the international (ICRP) and national (Department of Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission) radiation limit for members of the public. For the ''Mostly Truck'' national transportation scenario, the DEIS specifically concludes that the maximally exposed member of the public, a service station attendant along the primary shipping route will receive no more than 100 mrem/yr, or 2.4 rem over 24 years. Based on the assumptions in the DEIS scenarios, however, it is highly likely that service station attendants along shipping routes will be called upon to fuel and service the rigs carrying SNF and HLW to Yucca Mountain. After reevaluating the DEIS, and making realistic alternative assumptions where necessary, the authors conclude that these attendants are likely to receive substantially more than 100 mrem/yr external dose, and perhaps several times that dose (up to 500 mrem/yr), unless mitigating measures are adopted. This is particularly true in Western states where refueling opportunities are limited, and the distances between fuel sources in rural areas may be up to 100 miles.
Keywords	Transportation Environmental impact statement Routes Spent fuels Nuclear fuels Yucca Mountain High-level radioactive wastes Risk Gasoline service stations
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	M. H. Chew and Associates, Livermore, CA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.; Nevada Commission on Nuclear Projects, Carson City.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Nevada Commission on Nuclear Projects, Carson City. Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200509

Meet the Maximally Exposed Member of the Public: The Service Station Attendant for Spent Fuel Going to Yucca Mountain.

Meet the Maximally Exposed Member of the Public: The Service Station Attendant for Spent Fuel Going to Yucca Mountain.
DE2004827661

Publication Date	2002
Personal Author	Collins, H. E.; Halstead, R. J.
Page Count	16
Abstract	According to the 1999 Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Yucca Mountain repository site, members of the public along transportation routes by which spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level radioactive waste (HLW) is shipped will receive annual radiation doses less than 100 mrem/yr, the international (ICRP) and national (Department of Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission) radiation limit for members of the public. For the ''Mostly Truck'' national transportation scenario, the DEIS specifically concludes that the maximally exposed member of the public, a service station attendant along the primary shipping route will receive no more than 100 mrem/yr, or 2.4 rem over 24 years. Based on the assumptions in the DEIS scenarios, however, it is highly likely that service station attendants along shipping routes will be called upon to fuel and service the rigs carrying SNF and HLW to Yucca Mountain. After reevaluating the DEIS, and making realistic alternative assumptions where necessary, the authors conclude that these attendants are likely to receive substantially more than 100 mrem/yr external dose, and perhaps several times that dose (up to 500 mrem/yr), unless mitigating measures are adopted. This is particularly true in Western states where refueling opportunities are limited, and the distances between fuel sources in rural areas may be up to 100 miles.
Keywords	Transportation Environmental impact statement Routes Spent fuels Nuclear fuels Yucca Mountain High-level radioactive wastes Risk Gasoline service stations
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	M. H. Chew and Associates, Livermore, CA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.; Nevada Commission on Nuclear Projects, Carson City.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Nevada Commission on Nuclear Projects, Carson City. Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200509