Calculations for Radiation Exposure in the Yucca Mountain Area 
From Plutonium in Drinking Water, based on the Safe Drinking Water Act

Many people do not know that the water standards set for Yucca Mt. are based on drinking 2 liters a day, only half the amount of water needed to stay alive indoors, for only a 30 year period. Many people in the Yucca Mt. area lead active lives and ranch, mine, or work outside in tourism-based industries. It also assumes that you will never be exposed to any residual fallout contamination from the adjacent Nevada Test Site or eat locally grown or wild-harvested food. 

Reservation-based Native Americans and other multi-generational family members stay here all their lives, and may also be passing potential harmful effects along genetically to their children. The first row below shows what the Safe Drinking Water Act is based on. We have also calculated the real exposure rates for various levels of consumption and time frames, based on drinking the 'safe' amount of plutonium in water. 
Annual Exposure at 2 Liters of 'Safe' Water per Day  Duration of Exposure Total Exposure
713.064 Millirem per Year 30 Years 21391.9 Millirem 21.4 Rem
    70 (Lifetime) Years 49914.5 Millirem 49.9 Rem
Annual Exposure at 4 Liters of 'Safe' Water per Day  Minimum water consumption for indoor sedentary lifestyle in Yucca Mt. area
1426.128 Millirem per Year 30 Years

42783.8

 Millirem 42.8 Rem
    70 (Lifetime) Years 99829.0 Millirem 99.8 Rem
Annual Exposure at 12 Liters of 'Safe' Water per Day  Minimum water consumption for outdoor active lifestyle in Yucca Mt. area
4278.384 Millirem per Year 30 Years 128351.5 Millirem 128.4 Rem
    70 (Lifetime) Years 299486.9 Millirem 299.5 Rem
Actual calculations included below for referrence.
Calculations for Radiation Exposure in the Yucca Mountain Area From Plutonium in Drinking Water  
Dose Conversion Factor for Plutonium- Ingestion Plutonium Maximum Contaminant Level Annual Amount Rate of Water Consumption Convert to Curies from Becquerels Convert to Picocuries from Curies Convert to Rem from Seiverts Convert to Millirem from Rem Annual Exposure
Based on Safe Drinking Water Act
1.76E-05 Seiverts per 15 Picocuries 365 Days per 2 Liters 3.70E+10 Becquerels 1E-12 Curies per 100 Rem per 1000 Millirem 713.064 Millirem
  Becquerel   per Liter   Year   per Day   per Curie   Picocuries   Seivet   per Rem   per Year
Based on MINIMUM Recommended for Yucca Region for a Sedentary Lifestyle
1.76E-05 Seiverts per 15 Picocuries 365 Days per 4 Liters 3.70E+10 Becquerels 1E-12 Curies per 100 Rem per 1000 Millirem 1426.128 Millirem
  Becquerel   per Liter   Year   per Day   per Curie   Picocuries   Seivet   per Rem   per Year
Based on MINIMUM Recommended for Yucca Region for Outdoor Labor
1.76E-05 Seiverts per 15 Picocuries 365 Days per 12 Liters 3.70E+10 Becquerels 1E-12 Curies per 100 Rem per 1000 Millirem 4278.384 Millirem
  Becquerel   per Liter   Year   per Day   per Curie   Picocuries   Seivet   per Rem   per Year