RISKIND: An Enhanced Computer Code for National Environmental Policy Act Transportation Consequence Analysis

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• Creators:
  Biwer, B. M. ; LePoire, D. J. ; Chen, S. Y.
• Corporate Creators:
  Argonne National Laboratory
• Corporate Contributors:
  WM Symposia, Inc. ; United States. Department of Energy
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Alternatives Analysis Computer Programs Environmental Impact Analysis Hazardous Materials Health Hazards Nuclear Fuels Radioactive Materials Risk Assessment RISKIND
• Resource Type:
  Proceedings
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Energy
• Abstract:
  The RISKIND computer program was developed for the analysis of radiological consequences and health risks to individuals and the collective population from exposures associated with the transportation of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) or other radioactive materials. The code is intended to provide scenario-specific analyses when evaluating alternatives for environmental assessment activities, including those for major federal actions involving radioactive material transport as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). As such, rigorous procedures have been implemented to enhance the code's credibility and strenuous efforts have been made to enhance ease of use of the code. To increase the code's reliability and credibility, a new version of RISKIND was produced under a quality assurance plan that covered code development and testing, and a peer review process was conducted. During development of the new version, the flexibility and ease of use of RISKIND were enhanced through several major changes: 1) a Windows point-and-click interface replaced the old DOS menu system, 2) the remaining model input parameters were added to the interface, 3) databases were updated, 4) the program output was revised, and 5) on-line help has been added. RISKIND has been well received by users and has been established as a key component in radiological transportation risk assessments through its acceptance by the U.S. Department of Energy community in recent environmental impact statements (EISs) and its continued use in the current preparation of several EISs.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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