NRE 6755 - Radiological Assessment and Waste Management
Offered Spring, Even Years

Credit Hours: 3-0-3
Prerequisite: HP 6403 and HP 6406
Catalog Description Critical analyses of sources and human exposures; mathematical models through the biosphere; environmental transport, and exposure for nuclear facilities and waste disposal/processing. Crosslisted with HP 6755.
Textbooks:
 		 Richard E. Faw and J. Kenneth Shultis, Radiological Assessment: Sources and Doses, First Edition, American Nuclear Society, 1999.
Instructor: Nolan E. Hertel
References: Radiological Assessment, Till and Meyer, USNRC, 1983.
  Radioecology: Nuclear Energy and the Environment, F. W. Whicker and V. Schultz, CRC Press, 1982.
  Radioactive Waste Management, Tang and Saling, Hemisphere Publishing Corp., 1990.

Prerequisite by Topic: Health Physics Fundamentals, Radioactive Decay, Basic Radiation Dosimetry

Objectives:
 		 1. To integrate the modeling tools to perform radiological assessments of waste disposal sites, nuclear facilities and contaminated sites.
2. To use such assessments to evaluate the efficacy of alternative design and restoration options.
3. Cover the fundamentals of radioactive waste management.
Topics:
Overview of Radiological Assessment
Synthesis of Scenario and Exposure Pathways
Modeling Atmospheric Dispersion of Radionuclides
Modeling Dispersion of Radionuclides in Surface and Ground waters
Pathway Analysis/Exposure Pathways
Terrestrial
Aquatic and Marine
Food Chain
Accident Scenarios
Human Health Risk Assessment
Radioactive Waste Forms
Regulation and Siting of Waste Management Facilities
Case Studies
Public Health, Environmental and Safety Aspects of Waste Management Practices
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management
Transportation of Waste
Radioactive Waste Storage and Disposal
Remediation and Stabilization of Contaminated Sites
Decontamination and Decommissioning
Evaluation: 1. Midterm Exam
2. Term Paper
3. Final Exam

 

Prepared by: Nolan E. Hertel
Date: 2/28/97

 

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Revised July 2004