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Approaches to risk management in remediation of radioactively contaminated sites [[electronic resource]]
| Approaches to risk management in remediation of radioactively contaminated sites [[electronic resource]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bethesda, MD, : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (291 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.72/89 |
| Collana | NCRP report |
| Soggetto topico |
Radioactive waste sites - Risk assessment
Risk management |
| ISBN |
1-4294-7992-2
1-60119-211-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911004716203321 |
| Bethesda, MD, : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement, c2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Management of terrorist events involving radioactive material : recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
| Management of terrorist events involving radioactive material : recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bethesda, Md., : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement, c2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (269 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.9/897 |
| Collana | NCRP report |
| Soggetto topico |
Radioactive substances - Safety measures
Terrorism - Prevention |
| ISBN |
1-4294-9892-7
1-60119-225-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover Page""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""1. Introduction""; ""1.1 Purpose of this Report""; ""1.2 Target Audiences of this Report""; ""1.3 Scope of this Report""; ""1.4 Acronyms""; ""2. Considerations Impacting Response""; ""2.1 Unique Features and Potential Impacts""; ""2.2 Factors Complicating the Decision-Making Process""; ""2.2.1 Law Enforcement Interests""; ""2.2.2 Public Health and Safety""; ""2.2.3 Mass Casualties and Damage to Infrastructure""; ""2.2.4 Psychosocial Impacts""; ""2.2.5 Environmental Concerns""; ""2.3 Functional Approach""; ""2.3.1 Crisis Management""
""2.3.2 Consequence Management""""3. Characteristics and Consequences of Terrorist Incidents that Involve Radioactive Materials""; ""3.1 Radiological Dispersal Events""; ""3.1.1 Localized Sources""; ""3.1.2 Widely Dispersed Sources""; ""3.2 Nuclear Weapons""; ""3.2.1 Yield""; ""3.2.2 Effects""; ""3.2.3 Discussion""; ""4. Medical Management of Radiation Casualties""; ""4.1 Basic Terminology""; ""4.2 Spectrum of Health Effects""; ""4.2.1 General Considerations: Cellular Damage and Absorbed Dose Rate""; ""4.2.2 Early Effects of Ionizing Radiation in Humans""; ""4.2.3 Radiation Carcinogenesis"" ""4.2.4 Effects of In Utero Irradiation""""4.2.5 Other Late Effects""; ""4.3 Medical Management of Radiation Casualties""; ""4.3.1 On-Scene Triage""; ""4.3.2 Patient Radiological Assessment""; ""4.3.3 Personnel Decontamination Procedures""; ""4.4 Hospital Management of Radiation Casualties""; ""4.4.1 Hospital Preparations""; ""4.4.2 Patients with Wounds or Burns""; ""4.4.3 Treatment of Patients Who Have Received Large Absorbed Doses of Ionizing Radiation""; ""4.4.4 Treatment of Internal Contamination""; ""4.4.5 Combined Injuries""; ""4.5 Pharmacological Radioprotection"" ""4.6 Medical Follow-Up of Persons Exposed to Ionizing Radiation""""5. Psychosocial Effects of Radiological Terrorist Incidents""; ""5.1 Key Psychosocial Features of Radiological Terrorist Incidents""; ""5.2 Spectrum of Psychosocial Effects""; ""5.3 Identifying and Assisting High-Risk Groups""; ""5.3.1 Children""; ""5.3.2 Emergency Workers/Responders""; ""5.3.3 Pregnant Women and Mothers with Young Children""; ""5.3.4 Other High-Risk Groups""; ""5.4 Potential Magnitude of Psychosocial Impacts After a Radiological Terrorist Incident""; ""5.5 The Problem of Social Stigma"" ""5.6 Prevention as the Guiding Principle""""5.7 A Shortage of Resources, Training, and Trained Personnel""; ""5.8 Training Exercises""; ""5.9 Research""; ""5.10 Restoring and Maintaining Trust""; ""5.11 Conclusion: The Centrality of the Psychosocial Dimension in Consequence Management""; ""5.12 Recommendations""; ""6. Command and Control""; ""6.1 Critical Elements of Command and Control""; ""6.2 The Federal System""; ""6.3 The Fog between Crisis and Consequence Management""; ""6.4 Command and Control Plans""; ""6.5 Communications""; ""7. Public Communication""; ""7.1 Communication Policy"" ""7.2 Information Management"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911006694203321 |
| Bethesda, Md., : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement, c2001 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Management techniques for laboratories and other small institutional generators to minimize off-site disposal of low-level radioactive waste [[electronic resource] /] / recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
| Management techniques for laboratories and other small institutional generators to minimize off-site disposal of low-level radioactive waste [[electronic resource] /] / recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bethesda, MD, : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (246 p.) |
| Disciplina | 621.48/38/0973 |
| Collana | NCRP report |
| Soggetto topico |
Low-level radiation - United States
Radioactive wastes - United States - Management Waste minimization - United States |
| ISBN |
1-4294-7989-2
1-60119-216-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911006693803321 |
| Bethesda, MD, : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement, c2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Structural shielding design for medical X-ray imaging facilities [[electronic resource]]
| Structural shielding design for medical X-ray imaging facilities [[electronic resource]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bethesda, MD, : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (205 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.07/57/0289 |
| Collana | NCRP report |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical radiology - Safety measures
Shielding (Radiation) Hospitals - Radiological services - Shielding (Radiation) |
| ISBN |
1-60119-854-X
1-4294-7993-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover ""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""1. Introduction and Recommendations""; ""1.1 Purpose and Scope""; ""1.2 Quantities and Units""; ""1.3 Controlled and Uncontrolled Areas""; ""1.4 Shielding Design Goals for Medical X-Ray Imaging Facilities and Effective Dose""; ""1.4.1 Controlled Areas""; ""1.4.2 Uncontrolled Areas""; ""1.4.3 Shielding Design Assumptions""; ""1.4.4 Air-Kerma Limits for Radiographic Films""; ""1.5 General Concepts""; ""2. Fundamentals of Shielding for Medical X-Ray Imaging Facilities""; ""2.1 Basic Principles""; ""2.2 Types of Medical X-Ray Imaging Facilities""
""2.2.1 Radiographic Installations""""2.2.2 Fluoroscopic Installations""; ""2.2.3 Interventional Facilities""; ""2.2.4 Dedicated Chest Installations""; ""2.2.5 Mammographic Installations (Permanent and Mobile)""; ""2.2.6 Computed Tomography Installations""; ""2.2.7 Mobile Radiography and Fluoroscopy X-Ray Units""; ""2.2.8 Dental X-Ray Facilities""; ""2.2.9 Bone Mineral Measurement Equipment""; ""2.2.10 Veterinary X-Ray Facilities""; ""2.2.11 Other X-Ray Imaging Systems""; ""2.3 Shielding Design Elements""; ""2.3.1 Interior Walls""; ""2.3.2 Exterior Building Walls""; ""2.3.3 Doors"" ""2.3.4 Windows""""2.3.5 Floors and Ceilings""; ""2.3.6 Floor-to-Floor Heights""; ""2.3.7 Interstitial Space""; ""2.4 Shielding Design Considerations""; ""2.4.1 Penetrations in Protective Barriers""; ""2.4.2 Joints""; ""2.5 Construction Standards""; ""2.6 Dimensions and Tolerances""; ""3. Elements of Shielding Design""; ""3.1 Strategic Shielding Planning""; ""3.2 Project Development Process""; ""3.2.1 Strategic Planning and Budgeting""; ""3.2.2 Programming""; ""3.2.3 Schematic (Preliminary) Design""; ""3.2.4 Design Development""; ""3.2.5 Construction Document Preparation"" ""3.3 Documentation Requirements""""4. Computation of Medical X-Ray Imaging Shielding Requirements""; ""4.1 Concepts and Terminology""; ""4.1.1 Shielding Design Goals""; ""4.1.2 Distance to the Occupied Area""; ""4.1.3 Occupancy Factors""; ""4.1.4 Workload and Workload Distribution""; ""4.1.5 Use Factor""; ""4.1.6 Primary Barriers""; ""4.1.7 Secondary Barriers""; ""4.2 Shielding Calculation Methods""; ""4.2.1 General Shielding Concepts""; ""4.2.2 Shielding for Primary Barriers""; ""4.2.3 Shielding for Secondary Barriers"" ""4.2.4 Additional Method for Representative Radiographic Rooms, and Radiographic and Fluoroscopic Rooms""""4.3 Uncertainties""; ""5. Examples of Shielding Calculations""; ""5.1 Cardiac Angiography""; ""5.2 Dedicated Chest Unit""; ""5.3 The Radiographic Room""; ""5.3.1 The Floor of the Radiographic Room""; ""5.3.2 The Ceiling of a Radiographic Room""; ""5.3.3 Wall Containing the Chest Image Receptor in the Radiographic Room""; ""5.3.4 Darkroom Wall in the Radiographic Room""; ""5.3.5 The Cross-Table Wall in the Radiographic Room""; ""5.3.6 Control Wall in the Radiographic Room"" ""5.4 Radiographic and Fluoroscopic Room"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911004716303321 |
| Bethesda, MD, : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement, c2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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