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Title

  • Main Title RISKIND verification and benchmark comparisons

Creator

  • Author: Biwer, B. M.
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Author: Arnish, J. J.
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Author: Chen, S. Y.
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Author: Kamboj, S.
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Sponsor: United States. Department of Energy. Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management.
    Contributor Type: Organization
    Contributor Info: USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)

Publisher

  • Name: Argonne National Laboratory
    Place of Publication: Illinois
    Additional Info: Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)

Date

  • Creation: 1997-08-01

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: This report presents verification calculations and benchmark comparisons for RISKIND, a computer code designed to estimate potential radiological consequences and health risks to individuals and the population from exposures associated with the transportation of spent nuclear fuel and other radioactive materials. Spreadsheet calculations were performed to verify the proper operation of the major options and calculational steps in RISKIND. The program is unique in that it combines a variety of well-established models into a comprehensive treatment for assessing risks from the transportation of radioactive materials. Benchmark comparisons with other validated codes that incorporate similar models were also performed. For instance, the external gamma and neutron dose rate curves for a shipping package estimated by RISKIND were compared with those estimated by using the RADTRAN 4 code and NUREG-0170 methodology. Atmospheric dispersion of released material and dose estimates from the GENII and CAP88-PC codes. Verification results have shown the program to be performing its intended function correctly. The benchmark results indicate that the predictions made by RISKIND are within acceptable limits when compared with predictions from similar existing models.
  • Physical Description: 246 p.

Subject

  • STI Subject Categories: 05 Nuclear Fuels
  • Keyword: Road Transport
  • Keyword: Radioactive Materials
  • STI Subject Categories: 99 Mathematics, Computers, Information Science, Management, Law, Miscellaneous
  • Keyword: Human Populations
  • Keyword: R Codes
  • Keyword: Benchmarks
  • Keyword: Risk Assessment
  • Keyword: Validation
  • Keyword: Radiation Doses
  • Keyword: Comparative Evaluations

Source

  • Other Information: PBD: Aug 1997

Collection

  • Name: Office of Scientific & Technical Information Technical Reports
    Code: OSTI

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Other: DE98000883
  • Report No.: ANL/EAD/TM--74
  • Grant Number: W-31109-ENG-38
  • DOI: 10.2172/542033
  • Office of Scientific & Technical Information Report Number: 542033
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc692920

Note

  • Display Note: INIS; OSTI as DE98000883
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