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Appendix H: Waste Dose Rates and Characterization Cost Estimates
Pages 109-111

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... The predominant exposure pathways for workers from routine waste handling activities are direct exposure to external penetrating radiation or inhalation from surface contamination, and inhalation of airborne radioactive material generated during characterization and handling activities. The radiogenic health effects associated with TRU waste are due primarily to alpha and gamma radiation.
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From page 110...
... Detailed analyses of container handling activities at the Alpha Gamma Hot Cell Facility show that the major determinants of worker collective dose are manipulation of containers for waste loading and placing and securing container lids. These two activities account for 75 percent of the collective dose to workers (Cheng et al., 2002~.
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From page 111...
... H.2 Commidee's Example of Cost Estimates Characterization costs including facilities and instrumentation for RH TRU waste sampling and measurements are significant. According to DOE and the generator sites, the characterization of an RH-TRU waste container under the CH-TRU waste characterization requirements is estimated to cost in the range of $20,000 to $300,000 per container (Restrepo and Millard, 2001~.
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