Atmospheric dispersion doses at a Texas low-level radioactive waste disposal facility

Preliminary whole-body dose equivalents are estimated from radionuclide concentrations in soil for a Texas low-level waste (LLW) facility. Dose equivalents are calculated using the maximum radionuclide flux to the ground surface from the disposal units that could occur following the institutional control period. These doses are compared with doses obtained with the same model for radionuclide concentrations known to exist in the soil at the site. The CRRIS computer code collection was used to estimate the dose equivalent delivered to an individual standing at the boundary of the facility. This code package is a computerized radiological risk investigation system for assessing doses and health risks from atmospheric releases