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Table 5.3-16. Health risks to workers and the public from program activities, Nevada Test Site, Alternative 3






Program Area
Worker Health Risks
Public Health Risks
Occupational Safety Risks
Occupational Radiation Risks
Occupational

Chemical Risks
Public Radiation Risks
Public Chemical Risks
Injuries
Fatalities
Radiation LCFsa
Radiation Detrimentb
Chemical Cancersc
Chemical Hazard Indexd
Radiation LCFsa
Radiation Detrimentb
 Chemical Cancersc Chemical Hazard Indexd
Defense (with nuclear testing) 65 0.12 0.051

(0.053)

 0.020

(0.021)

 e e 4.4 x 10-6

(0.0054)

 2 x 10-6

(0.0025)

 e e
Waste Management 467 8.7 0.0025 0.010 5.2 x 10-7 0.48 5.1 x 10-5 2.3 x 10-5 2 x 10-5 3.8 x 10-6
Environmental Restoration 11 0.035 0.0096 0.0036 3 x 10-7 0.14 2.3 x 10-10 1.1 x 10-10 6 x 10-6 2.4 x 10-6
Nondefense Research and Development 8.6 0.015 0.0042 0.0017 3.2 x 10-6 0.58 f f 1.9 x 10-4 1.5 x 10-4
Work for Others 11 0.019 0.0055 0.0023 8.9 x 10-8 2.4 2 x 10-7 9.2 x 10-8 4.2 x 10-7 6.4 x 10-7
Site Support Activities 210 0.37 0.054 0.021 e e f f e e
Total (with nuclear testing) 773 9 0.13

(0.18)

 0.059

(0.08)

 4.1 x 10-6 2.4 5.6 x 10-5

(0.0055)

 2.5 x 10-5

(0.0025)

 2.3 x 10-4 1.5 x 10-4


a. Number of radiation-induced latent cancer fatalities in the exposed population associated with the activities conducted over the 10-year period of analysis

b. Number of radiation-induced detrimental health effects (e.g., nonfatal cancers, genetic effects) in the exposed population associated with the activities conducted over the 10-year period of analysis

c. Number of chemical-induced cancers (fatal and nonfatal) in the exposed population associated with the activities conducted over the10-year period of analysis

d. A hazard index of greater than one indicates that the non-cancer health effects could be life-threatening to individuals exposed for one hour or more

e. No reasonably foreseeable scenarios resulting in exposure to chemically hazardous materials have been identified

f. No reasonably foreseeable scenarios resulting in exposure to radiation have been identified.



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