Evaluation of models used for the assessment of radionuclide releases to the environment: summary of documentation, April 1976-June 1979

Technical Report · Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5513158

Kanak, K A; Miller, C W ^[1]

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A project is underway at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to identify models available for environmental radiological assessments; to evaluate model structure simplifying assumptions and data bases; to estimate their uncertainties; and, if possible, to recommend the models and parameters that are best suited to particular assessment situations. When needs are identified, recommendations are also made for further environmental and biomedical research. The purpose of this particular report is to summarize the progress made toward the goals of this project to date. Such progress is reflected in the documents produced by the staff of the project. Therefore, this report presents a compilation of the abstracts and summaries of the Laboratory reports, open literature publications, conference proceedings, and oral presentations prepared under the auspices of this project. A total of thirty-eight different papers are represented in this collection. The models considered in these materials are those developed for the prediction of atmospheric transport and deposition, surface water transport and sorption, terrestrial and aquatic food-chain bioaccumulation, and internal dosimetry. Topics covered in the report include: (1) methods for analyzing models; (2) analysis of model input parameters; (3) model validation studies; (4) assessments of particular nuclides and processes; (5) recommendations concerning models and parameters to be used for assessment purposes; and (6) models and computer codes developed during the course of the project. This report will serve as a guide to the literature for those involved with the use and application of environmental radiation assessment models.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 5513158
• Report Number(s): ORNL-5573; TRN: 80-008134
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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