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Download or read book Fernald Dosimetry Reconstruction Project, Summary of Radiation Doses and Risks to the Public from Past Feed Materials Production Center Operations written by Radiological Assessments Corporation and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Fernald Dosimetry Reconstruction Project was conducted to estimate the doses and risks to the public from radioactive materials released from the Fernald Feed Materials Production Center (or FMPC) during 38 years of operations, from 1951 through 1988. The study area included the region within 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) from the center of the site. The FMPC is a 1,000-acre site located near Fernald, Ohio, about 15 miles northwest of Cincinnati, Ohio. This project did not consider doses to workers at the plant. The FMPC processed uranium ore and thorium. Uranium was released to air primarily as small particles that could be inhaled or ingested. In addition, radon (a radioactive gas) and radon decay products were released from two large silos filled with waste that contained radium."--Page 1.