Estimating emergency planning zones for the Shoreham nuclear reactor: A review of four safety analyses

Abstract

This Note reviews four safety analyses submitted for the purpose of estimating emergency planning zones for the Shoreham nuclear reactor located in Suffolk County, New York. The analyses are assessed in terms of both how and why they differ in their data base and their assumptions regarding nuclear reactor design; in their supporting computer models; and in the threshold dose criteria they employ. This work, performed for the Assistant Secretary for Energy Emergencies, U.S. Department of Energy, is intended to clarify the methods and the results contained in the four safety analyses.