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F Risk Considerations
F Risk Considerations
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Exposures have been so small that they have not been measurable in the presence of background radiation. Short-term operational risks in the proposed analytical framework would consider accident scenarios, such as fires, explosions, floods, or loss of containment Two case studies for worker radiation dose at generator sites are presented in Appendix E: the Savannah River Site and the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site.
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Studies have shown that radiation exposure to workers during transportation is well below regulatory limits under normal operating conditions (EEG, ~ 990; Neill and Neill, 2000~. Even in the most severe accident scenarios involving Type B transportation packages,2 loss of containment with release of radioactivity and exposure is considered unlikely (DOE-FSElS, ~ 997~.3 Occasional transportation accidents are inevitable because of the projected large number of shipments to WIPP.
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1997. Waste ~ solation Pi f of Plant Disposal Phase Final Supplemental Environ mental ~ mpact Statement.
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