ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors would like to thank Andrew Wallo III, W. Alexander Williams, and Harold Peterson, Jr., of the U.S. Department of Energy for providing guidance, encouragement, discussion, and comments during the preparation of this report. We would also like to thank the following people for reviewing the draft report: Donald L. Mackenzie and Gary Hartman of the U.S. Department of Energy; Richard Swaja of Oak Ridge National Laboratory; John Russell of Booz-Allen & Hamilton, Inc.; YuChien Yuan of Square Y Consultants; and Shih-Yew Chen, Cheong-Yip R. Yuen, and Stephen C.L. Yin of Argonne National Laboratory. Finally, we thank Patricia Hollopeter for editorial assistance and the Information and Publishing Division Document Processing Center for document preparation.

NOTATION

The following is a list of acronyms, initialisms, and abbreviations (including units of measure) used in this document.

ACRONYMS, INITIALISMS, AND ABBREVIATIONS

• ANL Argonne National Laboratory
• ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
• DCG derived concentration guide

• DOA U.S. Department of the Army
• DOE U.S. Department of Energy
• DOI U.S. Department of the Interior
• EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• FUSRAP Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program
• ICRP International Commission on Radiological Protection
• LLD lower limit of detection
• NAS National Academy of Sciences
• NCI National Cancer Institute
• NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service
• NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• NRC U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• SCS U.S. Soil Conservation Service
• TCDD tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
• USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture
• USLE Universal Soil Loss Equation
  

UNITS OF MEASURE

• C degree(s) Celsius m meter(s)
• cm centimeter(s) m² square meter(s)
• cm³ cubic centimeter(s) m³ cubic meter(s)
• d day(s) mi mile(s)
• ft² square foot (feet) mi² square mile(s)
• g gram(s) mm millimeter(s)
• gal gallon(s) mol mole(s)
• h hour(s) mrem millirem(s)
• in. inch(es) mSv millisievert(s)
• keV kiloelectron volt(s) pCi picocurie(s)
• kg kilogram(s) s second(s)
• km² square kilometer(s) T time
• l length V volume
• l² length squared yr year(s)
• l³ length cubed
• L liter(s)
• lb pound(s)
• M mass
  
  

ABSTRACT
A pathway analysis computer code called RESRAD has been developed for implementing U.S. Department of Energy Residual Radioactive Material Guidelines. Hydrogeological, meteorological, geochemical, geometrical (size, area, depth), and material-related (soil, concrete) parameters are used in the RESRAD code. This handbook discusses parameter definitions, typical ranges, variations, measurement methodologies, and input screen locations. Although this handbook was developed primarily to support the application of RESRAD, the discussions and values are valid for other model applications.

1. Loureiro is associated with Escola de Engenharia da UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and Chia with the Department of Geology, Taiwan University, Taiwan, Republic of China.

2. Breakthrough time is the amount of time it takes contaminants to be transported through the unsaturated zone and reach the water table.

3. Rise time is the time for the contaminants to reach the maximum concentration in well water.

4. In the RESRAD code, radium-224 is considered an associated radionuclide because its half-life is less than one-half year. Therefore, its principal parent radionuclide, thorium-228, is used as the source for radon-220.