Year
1998
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Abstract
The radiological risks of transporting radioactive materials can be determined using probability safety assessment (PSA) techniques and has been evaluated in terms of expected additional latent cancer fatalities, by using generated data on accident severities and frequencies. To generate input data, a large body of information available with national authorities were analyzed. Two risks were estimated: those resulting from normal (accident· free) transport and that resulting from transportation accidents involving radioactive shipments (Smith, 1976). The accident risk calculation incorporated accident probabilities and package release fraction estimates.