| Table 5.3-7. Transportation risks under Alternative 3 | |||
| Transportation Risks | Transportation Risks Inside Nevada | On-site
Transportation Risks | |
| Traffic | |||
| Fatalities |
8 |
7 x 10-2 |
1 |
| Injuries |
108 |
4 |
2 |
| Radiation Cancera | |||
| Incident Freeb | 0.077 | 0.010 0.002 | 5 x 10-3 |
| Radiation Detrimentc | |||
| Incident Free | 3.9 x 10-2 | 7.9 x 10-3 | 4 x 10-3 |
| Chemical Cancerd | |||
| Maximally Exposed Individuale | 7.5 x 10-5 | 9.8 x 10-6 | 2 x 10-6 |
| Chemical Non-cancer (Hazard Index)f | |||
| Maximally Exposed Individual | 7.9 x 10-3 | 1.1 x 10-3 | 5 x 10-3 |
| a The number of latent fatal cancers expected due to exposure to ionizing radiation. The cancer can develop and death can
occur many years after exposure
b Risk due to routine, normal day-to-day operations without accidents or other unexpected or unusual occurrences c The total number of health detriment cases due to exposure to ionizing radiation minus the number of latent fatal cancers. Health detriments includes genetic damage and development of nonfatal cancer d The number of latent cancers expected due to exposure to a chemical carcinogen. Cancer can develop many years after exposure e For accident risk assessment, inhalation exposure to radioactive or chemical materials is assumed to occur under stable atmospheric conditions (Pasquill atmospheric stability Class F). This results in worst-case of maximum exposure f The ratio between the daily intake of a noncarcinogenic toxic chemical and acceptable reference level. A hazard index less than one indicates that exposure will not result in adverse noncarcinogenic health effects. | |||
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