Investigations of Association Among Atmospheric Radionuclide Measurements

Eslinger, Paul W.; Miley, Harry S.; Schrom, Brian T.

doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2021.106777

Investigations of Association Among Atmospheric Radionuclide Measurements

Journal Article · 03 January 2022 · Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2021.106777· OSTI ID:1833010

Eslinger, Paul W. ^[1]; ^[1]; Schrom, Brian T. ^[1]

BATTELLE (PACIFIC NW LAB)

Large networks producing frequent atmospheric radionuclide measurements have additional power in characterizing and localizing radionuclide release events over the analysis done with four or fewer samples. However, adding unrelated samples to an analysis dilutes that advantage, unless models are extended to account for this complexity. A key steppingstone to obtaining network power is to select a group of related sample measurements that are associated with a release event. Such collections of measurements can be assembled by an analyst, or perhaps they can be selected by algorithm. The authors explore, using a year of atmospheric transport calculations and realistic sensor sensitivities, the potential for a computed radionuclide association tool.

Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1833010

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-167303

Journal Information:: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, Vol. 241

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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