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Fact Sheets are prepared when new information becomes available or in
response to public concerns. They are designed to provide the public with a
better understanding of the dose reconstruction process through definitions
of commonly used scientific terms and descriptions of key processes or
concepts.
| Fact Sheet Topics |
Volume |
Date |
| Source Term Estimates:
Types of releases; and Source term estimates |
No. 1 |
February 1996 |
| Radiation in our
Environment: Natural sources; Manmade sources; Current breakdown of
average doses received in 1 year; and Typical radiation exposures |
No. 2 |
March 1996 |
| Environmental Exposure
Pathways: Environmental pathways; Food chain; Exposure assessment;
and Food pathway factors |
No. 3 |
May 1996 |
| Glossary of Dose
Reconstruction Terms |
No. 4 |
October 1996 |
| Accessing and
Declassifying Historical Records: Access to historical records;
Classification of records; Declassification of historical records;
Public access to project records; Categories of classified information;
Levels of classified information; Why some secrets remain; and Public
participation |
No. 5 |
December 1996 |
| Tritium & SRS Offsite
Releases - An Update: Tritium production and releases at SRS; The
relative hazard of tritium; Tritium releases seen via monitoring
records; and Monitoring tritium releases to water |
No. 6 |
December 1996 |
| Plutonium at the
Savannah River Site: History of the Savannah River Site; Studying
SRS operations; Characteristics of plutonium; Health studies; and Dose
and risk from plutonium |
No. 7 |
March 1997 |
The purpose of the project newsletter, Dose Reconstruction News,
is to keep the public informed of the status of the project. Newsletters are
used to address questions and concerns of the public and to briefly
summarize discussions held during workshops and public meetings. Newsletters
are distributed to individuals and organizations included on the SRS project
mailing list. Those wishing to be added to the newsletter distribution list
or to request past newsletter issues may contact Radiological Assessments
Corporation, 417 Till Road, Neeses, SC 29107 (800-637-4766).
| Newsletter Topics |
Volume |
Date |
| Phase II of SRS
Dose Reconstruction Projects Begins: Estimating past releases;
Identifying release pathways; How will so much information be stored;
Evaluating environmental information; Clarifying ranges for
uncertainty; and So many chemicals - A method to evaluate SRS chemical
releases |
Vol. I, No. 1 |
February 1996 |
| A Piece of the
Grand Design - SRS Demographic Database and Geographic Information
System: Demographic database. Categories of information;
Geographic information system; Collecting data; and Release estimates
expected to differ |
Vol. I, No. 2 |
March 1996 |
| Evaluating SRS
Environmental Monitoring Data: Where and when are effluent and
environmental monitoring data collected?; How will the environmental
monitoring data be gathered in Phase II of the Project?; What types of
data support the dose reconstruction project?; Why are environmental
monitoring data so important?; What are some of the difficulties of
using environmental monitoring data?; and How will the data be
evaluated? |
Vol. I, No. 3 |
July 1996 |
| Estimates of
Releases from the Savannah River Site: Release categories;
Examining releases that are most important; Best estimates sought;
Time histories will be prepared; Uncertainties to be estimated;
Methods of estimating releases; Searches for original records; and
Comparisons with environmental data |
Vol. I, No. 4 |
October 1996 |
| Selecting the
Savannah River Site Study Area: Available information and accuracy
of estimates; Measurements in the body; Measurements in the
environment; Measurements at the points of release; Doses decrease
with distance; and Recommended study area |
Vol. II, No. 1 |
February 1997 |
| Public Involvement
at the Savannah River Site: Public meetings, workshops, and press
briefings; Newsletters; Fact sheets; Working with the Savannah River
Site Health Effects Subcommittee (SRSHES); Education and outreach
activities; Project mailing list; Citizen input and evaluation |
Vol. II, No. 2 |
May 1997 |
| Estimating the
Atmospheric Tritium Source Term at SRS: A Progress Report:
Equipment; Preliminary Atmospheric Tritium Source Term for 1955-1964;
Measurement Uncertainties |
Vol. II, No. 3 |
July 1997 |
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