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Preliminary Post-Emplacement Safety Analysis of the Subseabed Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Maureen F. Kaplan  and
Charles M. Koplik
Maureen F. Kaplan
Affiliation:
The Analytic Sciences Corporation, One Jacob Way, Reading, MA, USA 01867
Charles M. Koplik
Affiliation:
The Analytic Sciences Corporation, One Jacob Way, Reading, MA, USA 01867
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Abstract

The radiological hazard from the disposal of high-level nuclear waste deep within the ocean sediments is evaluated, on a preliminary basis, for locations in the central North Pacific and in the northwestern Atlantic. Radionuclide transport in the sediment and water column and by marine organisms is considered. Peak doses to an individual are approximately five orders of magnitude below background levels for both places. Sensitivity analyses for several imporLant aspects of the post-emplacement systems model are described.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 26: Symposium D – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management VII , 1983 , 1061
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1984

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