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Projected global health impacts from severe nuclear accidents: Conversion of projected doses to risks on a global scale: Experience from Chernobyl releases

Description: Best estimates of possible additional health effects were projected for the Northern Hemisphere: (1) over the next 50 years, up to 28 thousand radiation-induced fatal cancers, compared to an expected 600 million cancer deaths from natural or spontaneous causes; (2) over the next year, up to 700 additional cases of severe mental retardation, compared to a normal expectation of 340 thousand cases; and (3) in the first generation, up to 1.9 thousand radiation-induced genetic disorders, compared to… more
Date: January 1, 1987
Creator: Catlin, R. J.; Goldman, M. & Anspaugh, L. R.
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A comparison of long-term retention of plutonium oxide in lung based on excretion data with observed lung burdens at autopsy

Description: Experience in the nuclear industry has shown that the most frequent route for significant plutonium deposition in man is by inhalation. After an accidental inhalation exposure to plutonium oxide has occurred, an attempt is usually made to determine the lung burden using in-vivo measurement techniques. However, this will not be possible if the amount deposited is less than the detection capability of the counter. Likewise, it may not be possible for even larger intakes if they are first discover… more
Date: May 1, 1985
Creator: Heid, K.R.; Jech, J.J.; Kathren, R.L. & Sula, M.J.
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Partitioning of /sup 238/Pu, /sup 239/Pu, and /sup 241/Am in skeleton and liver of United States transuranium registry autopsy cases

Description: The distribution and concentration of the transuranic elements in humans was studied through analysis of tissues collected from occupationally exposed persons at autopsy. This report describes the results of the evaluation of data from registrants with measurable concentrations of plutonium and americium who had contributed bone and liver specimens to the United States Transuranium Registry. (ACR)
Date: June 1, 1986
Creator: Kathren, R.L.
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Investigation of the radiological safety concerns and medical history of the late Joseph T. Harding, former employee of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant

Description: An ex-employee's claims that inadequate enforcement of radiation safety regulations allowed excess radiation exposure thereby causing his deteriorating health was not substantiated by a thorough investigation.
Date: March 1, 1981
Creator: Vallario, E. J. & Wolfe, H. R.
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A review of plutonium environmental data with a bibliography for use in risk assessments

Description: Plutonium fueled radioisotopic heat sources find space, terrestrial, and undersea applications to generate electrical power. Such systems under postulated accident conditions could release radioactivity into the environment resulting in risks to the general population in the form of radiological doses and associated health effects. The evaluation of the radiological impact of postulated scenarios involving releases of activity into the environment includes identification of postulated accident … more
Date: June 15, 1983
Creator: Bartram, B.W. & Wilkinson, M.J.
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Analysis of the NAEG model of transuranic radionuclide transport and dose

Description: We analyze the model for estimating the dose from /sup 239/Pu developed for the Nevada Applied Ecology Group (NAEG) by using sensitivity analysis and uncertainty analysis. Sensitivity analysis results suggest that the air pathway is the critical pathway for the organs receiving the highest dose. Soil concentration and the factors controlling air concentration are the most important parameters. The only organ whose dose is sensitive to parameters in the ingestion pathway is the GI tract. The air… more
Date: November 1, 1984
Creator: Kercher, J. R. & Anspaugh, L. R.
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