Conference paper · Journal article
Assessing emergency situations and their aftermath in urban areas: The EMRAS II Urban Areas Working Group
SENES Oak Ridge, Inc.1
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute2
Sogin S.p.A.3
Institut de radioprotection et de sûreté nucléaire4
University of Seville5
Austrian Institute of Technology6
Centro de Protección e Higiene de las Radiaciones7
State Office for Radiological and Nuclear Safety8
Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health9
Federal Office for Radiation Protection10
Center for Nuclear Technologies, Technical University of Denmark11
International Atomic Energy Agency12
Health Protection Agency13
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited14
Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group15
VUJE Inc16
Charles University17
National Radiation Protection Institute18
...and 8 moreThe Urban Areas Working Group is part of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s EMRAS II (Environmental Modelling for Radiation Safety) Programme. The goal of this Working Group is to test and improve the capabilities of models used in assessment of radioactive contamination in urban settings, including dispersion and deposition events, short- and long-term contaminant redistribution following deposition events, and potential countermeasures or remediation efforts for reducing human exposures and doses.
The Working Group has developed three modeling exercises, which are designed to permit intercomparison of model predictions and, in one case, comparison of model predictions with measurements. This paper describes the scenarios and provides comparisons of initial modeling results. Reasons for similarities and discrepancies among model predictions are discussed in terms of the modeling approaches, models, and parameter values used by different assessors.
Preliminary conclusions emphasize the value of explaining individual approaches and the importance of understanding the effects of different assumptions and parameter values on the modeling results.
Language: | English |
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Year: | 2011 |
Pages: | S601-S607 |
Proceedings: | 2nd International Conference on Radioecology & Environmental Radioactivity |
ISSN: | 1769700x and 00338451 |
Types: | Conference paper and Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1051/radiopro/20116528s |
ORCIDs: | Andersson, Kasper Grann |