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NCRP Report No. 131, Scientific Basis for Evaluating the Risks to Populations from Space Applications of Plutonium
NCRP Report No. 131 is a 258 page document with references. It has 12 sections and a glossary consisting of an introduction and a second section that describes space applications of 238Pu. Section 3 details the physical and chemical properties of 238Pu while Section 4 describes the source term for four scenarios of releasing 238Pu from a radioactive-thermal generator. Section 5 describes the environmental transport of released 238Pu in great detail. Section 6 briefly concerns the ecological risk from 238Pu in the environment. Section 7 addresses plutonium metabolism and biokinetics while Section 8 addresses human external and internal dosimetry of 238PuO2. Section 9 address the biological effects of 238Pu in laboratory animals and Section 10 describes the results of studies of plutonium-exposed humans. Section 11 provides human health risks from 238Pu while Section 12 gives research needs, a summary, and conclusions.
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