Published May 1996 | Version v1
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Radiological dose assessment of Department of Energy Pinellas Plant waste proposed for disposal at Laidlaw Environmental Services of South Carolina, Inc

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Description

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Pinellas Plant in Largo, FL is proposing to ship and dispose of hazardous sludge, listed as F006 waste, to the Laidlaw Environmental Services of South Carolina, Inc. (Laidlaw) treatment, storage, and disposal facility in Pinewood, South Carolina. This sludge contains radioactive tritium in concentrations of about 28 pCi/g. The objective of this study is to assess the possible radiological impact to workers at the Laidlaw facility and members of the public due to the handling, processing, and burial of the DOE waste containing tritium

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Also available from OSTI as DE96014588; NTIS; US Govt. Printing Office Dep.

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Imprint Pagination
63 p.
Report number
ORNL/TM--13224

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
28005969
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Descriptors DEI
CALCULATION METHODS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PINELLAS PLANT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIATION DOSES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SLUDGES; SOUTH CAROLINA; TRITIUM
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; HYDROGEN ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MANAGEMENT; MEDICINE; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RADIOISOTOPES; US DOE; US ERDA; US ORGANIZATIONS; USA; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract AC05-96OR22464
Funding organization
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States).