Approaches to risk management in remediation of radioactively contaminated sites [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911004716203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bethesda, MD, : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement, c2004
• ISBN: 1-4294-7992-2; 1-60119-211-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (291 p.)
• Collana: NCRP report ; ; no. 146
• Disciplina: 363.72/89
• Soggetti: Radioactive waste sites - Risk assessment; Risk management
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements; issued October 15, 2004."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-256) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""Extended Summary""; ""1. Introduction""; ""1.1 Purpose and Scope""; ""1.2 NCRP Process""; ""1.3 Outline of the Report""; ""2. Current Regulatory Guidance and Practice""; ""2.1 Principal Governing Laws and Organizational Structure""; ""2.1.1 Governing Laws and Organizational Structure of NRC""; ""2.1.2 Governing Laws and Organizational Structure of EPA""; ""2.1.3 Relationships Between NRC or EPA and the States""; ""2.2 Regulations for Remediation of Radioactively Contaminated Sites""; ""2.2.1 NRC Regulations""; ""2.2.2 EPA Regulations""""2.2.3 Comparison of NRC and EPA Regulations""; ""2.2.4 Decision Process in Decommissioning of Contaminated Sites""; ""2.2.5 Role of States in Remediation of Licensed Facilities""; ""2.2.6 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Impact on Radioactively Contaminated Sites""; ""2.3 Methods of Site Characterization and Dose or Risk Assessment""; ""2.3.1 EPA Calculation Methods""; ""2.3.2 NRC Calculation Methods""; ""2.3.3 DOE Methods: The Residual Radiation (RESRAD) Family of Codes""; ""3. Analysis of Regulatory Guidance and Practice""; ""3.1 Principal Governing Laws and Organizational Structures""""3.1.1 Differences in Governing Laws""; ""3.1.2 Commonalities in Governing ; Laws""; ""3.1.3 Organizational Structures and Functions""; ""3.2 Regulations for Remediation of Radioactively Contaminated Sites""; ""3.2.1 Different Approaches to Regulation by NRC and EPA""; ""3.2.2 Commonalities in Approaches to Regulation by NRC and EPA""; ""3.2.3 Comparison of NRC and EPA Remediation Standards""; ""3.2.4 Discussion of Origins of Different Approaches to Regulation""; ""3.3 Methods of Site Characterization and Dose or Risk Assessment""; ""3.3.1 Methods of Site Characterization and Verification""""3.3.2 Methods of Dose or Risk Assessment""; ""3.3.3 Comparison of EPA Preliminary Remediation Goals with NRC Screening Levels""; ""3.3.4 Analysis of 239Pu Remediation Levels for 10 Cases""; ""3.3.5 Uncertainties in Assessments of Dose or Risk at Contaminated Sites""; ""4. Practical Decision Making at Specific Sites""; ""4.1 Discussion of Case Studies""; ""4.1.1 Fernald and Rocky Flats: End-Use Considerations""; ""4.1.2 West Valley Demonstration Project: Multiple Regulation of a Complex Site""; ""4.1.3 The Johns Hopkins and the Environmental Law Institute Study""""4.1.4 Paducah, Brookhaven and Fernald: The Importance of Trust""; ""4.1.5 Case Studies by the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council""; ""4.1.6 Observations on Practical Remediations""; ""4.2 Recurrent Themes Observed in the Case Studies""; ""4.2.1 Assumptions About Future Use of Sites, as Well as Assessments of Off-Site Risks, Drive Risk Management Decision Making""; ""4.2.2 Public Participation, Input and Acceptance are Critical for Successful Risk Management""; ""4.2.3 Distributive and Procedural Fairness""; ""4.2.4 Various Approaches are Used Across Sites to Assess and Manage Risks""