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An Approach to Assessing the Impacts of Incident-Free Transportation of Radioactive Materials: II. Highway Transportation

Ruth F. Weiner

Huxley College of Environmental Studies, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington 98225.

Patrick A. LaPlante

Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses, Southwest Research Institute, 1235 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202.

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John P. Hageman,

John P. Hageman

Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses, Southwest Research Institute, 1235 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202.

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Ruth F. Weiner,

Ruth F. Weiner

Huxley College of Environmental Studies, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington 98225.

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Patrick A. LaPlante,

Patrick A. LaPlante

Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses, Southwest Research Institute, 1235 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202.

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John P. Hageman,

John P. Hageman

Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses, Southwest Research Institute, 1235 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202.

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First published: December 1991

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1539-6924.1991.tb00655.x

Citations: 2

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Annual radiation doses and risks to the public living near, and traveling on, public highways, and occupational doses are calculated for highway shipments of radioactive materials under accident-free and incident-free conditions (i.e., under normal transportation conditions). The database developed by Sandia National Laboratories is used, and calculations are made using RADTRAN 4.0. This report is one of two reports estimating radiological risk associated with transportation of radioactive materials.

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