Critical radionuclide/critical pathway analysis for the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River site

Risk Analysis

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 417-426

  Jannik, G Timothy ^a  

^a SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose assessment; Pathway analysis; Radiological risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; RADIOISOTOPES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS;

DOSE ASSESSMENT; MAXIMALLY EXPOSED INDIVIDUAL; OFF SITE PEOPLE; SAVANNAH RIVER SITE;

CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS;

ARGON; CESIUM 137; DRINKING WATER; IODINE 129; IODINE 131; PLUTONIUM 238; PLUTONIUM 239; RADIOISOTOPE; STRONTIUM 89; STRONTIUM 90; TRITIUM;

POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RADIONUCLIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FISH; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWIMMING; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

SAVANNAH RIVER; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; ANIMALS; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; NORTH CAROLINA; POWER PLANTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TRITIUM; UNITED STATES; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0032875614     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1999.tb00417.x     Document Type: Article

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