| Credit Hours: | 3-0-3 |
| Prerequisites: | 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. |
| Instructors: | 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. |
| Goals: | - To integrate the modeling tools to perform radiological assessments of waste disposal sites, nuclear facilities and contaminated sites.
- To use such assessments to evaluate the efficacy of alternative design and restoration options.
- Cover the fundamentals of radioactive waste management.
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| Prerequisite by Topic: | Health Physics Fundamentals, Radioactive Decay, Basic Radiation Dosimetry |
| 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
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| Grading Scheme: | - Midterm Exam
- Term Paper
- Final Exam
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