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A best fit approach to estimating multiple diffuse source terms using ambient air monitoring data and an air
Donald MacQueen1, Nicholas Bertoldo, Anthony Wegrecki
1Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave. L-627, Livermore, CA 94550, USA. macqueen1@llnl.gov.
Abstract:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory uses CAP88-PC Version 1.0 modeling software to demonstrate compliance with the Code of Federal Regulations Title 40 Part 61 Subpart H (National Emission Standards for Emissions of Radionuclides Other Than Radon From Department of Energy Facilities). Annual air emissions from both well characterized stack sources and difficult to characterize diffuse sources must be assessed. This paper describes a process that uses a mathematical optimization routine to find a set of estimated diffuse source terms that together with the measured stack source terms provides a best fit of modeled air concentrations to measured air concentrations at available sampling locations. The estimated and measured source terms may then be used in subsequent CAP88-PC modeling to estimate dose at the off-site maximally exposed individual. LLNL has found this process to be an effective way to deal with the required assessment of diffuse sources that have otherwise been difficult to assess.
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