Dose estimates in a loss of lead shielding truck accident.

Dennis, Matthew L. ; Osborn, Douglas M. ; Weiner, Ruth F. ; Heames, Terence John (Alion Science & ; Technology Albuquerque, NM)

Sandia National Laboratories

关键词: Shielding;    Radioactive Wastes-Transportation-Accidents.;    Casks;    Spent Fuels Dose;    Dose;   

DOI  :  10.2172/984941
RP-ID  :  SAND2009-5107
RP-ID  :  AC04-94AL85000
RP-ID  :  984941

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The radiological transportation risk & consequence program, RADTRAN, has recently added an updated loss of lead shielding (LOS) model to it most recent version, RADTRAN 6.0. The LOS model was used to determine dose estimates to first-responders during a spent nuclear fuel transportation accident. Results varied according to the following: type of accident scenario, percent of lead slump, distance to shipment, and time spent in the area. This document presents a method of creating dose estimates for first-responders using RADTRAN with potential accident scenarios. This may be of particular interest in the event of high speed accidents or fires involving cask punctures.