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Table 4-9. Worker radiological dosesa and resulting health effects associated with the no-action alternative.

Individual
All workers


Receptor(s)

Dose (rem)
Probability of a fatal cancer


Dose (person-rem)
Number of fatal cancers
Average involved worker
Annualb0.025 1.0´10-5 NAc
NA
30-year0.753.1´10-4 NA
NA
All involved workersd
Annualb
NA
NA
 52e0.021
30-year
NA
NA
 1,6000.62
Uninvolved worker at 100 metersf,g,h
Annualb1.0´10-5 4.1´10-9
NCi
NC
30-year3.0´10-4 1.2´10-7
NC
NC
Uninvolved worker at 640 metersf,g
Annualb2.9´10-7 1.1´10-10
NC
NC
30-year8.6´10-6 3.4´10-9
NC
NC

a. Supplemental facility information is provided in Appendix E.

b. Annual individual worker doses can be compared with the regulatory dose limit of 5 rem (10 CFR 835) and with the SRS administrative exposure guideline of 0.8 rem. Operational procedures ensure that the dose to the maximally exposed worker will remain as far below the regulatory dose limit as is reasonably achievable. The 1993 average dose for all site workers who received a measurable dose was 0.051 rem (see Table 3-18).

c. NA = not applicable.

d. The number of involved workers is estimated to be 2,088.

e. Total for involved workers; 1993 SRS total for all workers was 263 person-rem (see Table 3-18).

f. M-Area Vendor Treatment Facility.

g. Doses conservatively assume 80 hours per week of exposure.

h. To convert to feet, multiply by 3.28.

i. NC = not calculated. Uninvolved worker population doses were not calculated because not all facilities have not been sited.

Table 4-11. Radiological dosesa associated with the no-action alternative and resulting health effects to the public.

Individual
Population
Dose (millirem)
Dose (person-rem)b


Receptor(s)c
Atmospheric releases
Aqueous releases

Total
Probability of a fatal cancer
Atmospheric releases
Aqueous releases

Total
Number of fatal cancers
Offsite maximally exposed individual
Annual1.2´10-4 6.9´10-4 8.1´10-4 4.1´10-10
NAd
NA
NA
NA
30-year0.0037 0.0210.025 1.2´10-8
NA
NA
NA
NA
Population
Annual
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.9´10-4 0.00680.0071
3.5´10-6
30-year
NA
NA
NA
NA
0.0086 0.200.21
1.1´10-4

a. Supplemental information is provided in Appendix E.

b. For atmospheric releases, the dose is to the population within 80 kilometers (50 miles) of SRS. For aqueous releases, the dose is to the people using the Savannah River from SRS to the Atlantic Ocean.

c The doses to the public from total SRS operations in 1993 were 0.25 millirem to the offsite maximally exposed individual (0.11 millirem from airborne releases and 0.14 millirem from aqueous releases) and 9.1 person-rem to the regional population (7.6 person-rem from airborne releases and 1.5 person­rem from aqueous releases). Source: Arnett, Karapatakis, and Mamatey (1994).

d. NA = not applicable.



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