Use of RESRAD-Onsite 7.2 Code to Assess Environmental Risk around Tudor Shaft Mine Tailing Sites


  •  Raymond Limen Njinga    
  •  Victor Makondelele Tshivhase    

Abstract

The RESRAD-onsite 7.2 code has been used to assess the total dose rate in Tudor shaft site contaminated over an area of 10 km2. The risk analysis simulation was span over a period of 1.0E+3 years. The maximum total dose of 1.64 mSv/yr was obtain at t = 8.17 ± 0.02 years. The total peak dose at time t = 0 yr. is 1.63 ± 1.0 mSv/yr for all pathways. This value is 6.53 times higher compare to the basic radiation dose limit of 2.5E-01 mSv/yr. The evaluated excess cancer risk was 3.46E-3 and is 10 times higher compared to the recommended limit of WHO. A cover layer depth of 1.25 m was simulated using the code and a total maximum peak dose for all pathways was 2.52E-01 mSv/yr at t = 5.0E+2 ± 1.0 years.



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  • ISSN(Print): 1927-0488
  • ISSN(Online): 1927-0496
  • Started: 2011
  • Frequency: semiannual

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