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Tritium Dose Overestimates In CAP88-PC

I have found that the dose assessment software CAP88-PC may 
overestimate dose from tritium under some conditions, after 
seemingly minor changes are made to the input data.  The 
overestimates can be traced to three key assumptions 
implicit in the software that may not be immediately 
apparent to the user: (1) the contribution of home-grown 
food, (2) the distances at which food is produced, and (3) 
the number of people consuming locally produced food. 
     
Documentation on how these overestimates can occur is 
available on the Web at this URL:
     
http://www.er.doe.gov/production/er-80/cap88/tritium.html
     
I would also be glad to send a copy via email; just send a 
note to me off-line at barry.parks@oer.doe.gov  
     
     
Barry Parks
barry.parks@oer.doe.gov
US Dept of Energy
ER-83/GTN
19901 Germantown Road
Germantown, MD  20874-1290
Phone (301) 903-9649