Cost-Benefit of Final Radiological Survey Versus Radioactive Waste Disposal.

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:ABSTRACT A significant portion of the cost for D&D is related to low-level waste disposal, decontamination, and final radiological survey. For that reason, a careful cost-benefit analysis must be performed weighing the cost of decontaminating and radiologically surveying the building media for release against the cost of disposing of the material as radioactive waste. This cost-benefit analysis visibly came into play at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site during the recent D&D of two facilities.

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Health Phys

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Health physics

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Barroso J,Roberts S

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Has Abstract

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2003-02-01 00:00:00

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S13-S16

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2

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0017-9078

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1538-5159

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84

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