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RESRAD-OFFSITE outputs text reports detailing dose from parent radionuclides, dose from progeny radionuclides,
and risk for each simulation performed. Deterministic dose, concentration, and risk data for each radionuclide and
each pathway and medium over the simulation duration can be viewed within the program and exported as text.
Example plots showing concentration in a well and the dose from each of the component pathways over the
simulation period from a hypothetical RESRAD-OFFSITE simulation are shown in Figures 2 and 3.
Dose evaluation models that evaluate radionuclide transport and accumulation can provide valuable insights when
making decisions concerning waste management. The information from these models helps ensure the public is not
exposed to harmful levels of radiation now and in the future.
Figure 3. Plot of hypothetical total dose from all radionuclides from each simulated pathway over the simulation
period from a RESRAD-OFFSITE simulation (note: release delayed by 200 years)
References
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2012 Radiation: Facts, Risks, Realities EPA-402-K-10-008, Office of Air and
Radiation, Washington, D.C.
Yu, C., E. Gnanapragasam, B.M. Biwer, S. Kaboj, J.-J. Cheng, T. Klett, D. LePoire, A.J. Zielen, S.Y. Chen, W.A.
Williams, A. Wallo, S. Domotor, T. Mo, and A. Schwartzman, 2007, User’s Manual for RESRAD-OFFSITE Version
2 ANL/EVS/TM/07-1, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois.
Yu, C., E. Gnanapragasam, J. J. Cheng, S. Kamboj, and S.Y. Chen, 2013. New Source Term Model for the
RESRAD-OFFSITE Code Version 3. NUREG/CR-7127, ANL/EVS/TM/11-5, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Washington, D.C.
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