The only code
designated by DOE in Order 5400.5 (Acrobat pdf
format) for the evaluation of radioactively contaminated sites.
NRC has approved
the use of RESRAD for dose evaluation by licensees involved in decommissioning,
NRC staff evaluation of waste disposal requests and dose evaluation of
sites being reviewed by NRC staff.
EPA Science
Advisory Board reviewed the RESRAD model. EPA used RESRAD in their rulemaking
on radiation site cleanup regulations.
RESRAD has
been applied to over 300 sites in the U.S. and other countries.
RESRAD code
has been verified and has undergone several benchmarking analyses, and
has been included in the IAEA's VAMP and BIOMOVS II projects to compare
environmental transport models.
RESRAD has
been used by several universities as a teaching tool.
RESRAD training
workshops have been held at DOE, NRC, and EPA headquarters and Regional
offices; about 800 people have been trained at these workshops.
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