Recommendations on dose coefficients for assessing doses from accidental radionuclide releases to the environment (in English; French)
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6317280
This document contains recommendations on appropriate human physiological and dosimetric parameters for use in assessing doses in the short term following an accidental release of radioactive contamination to the atmosphere during a nuclear emergency. It focuses on the exposure pathways expected to deliver the greatest radiation dose under this scenario, namely external irradiation by photons and electrons from radionuclides in the plume or deposited on the ground, and internal irradiation following inhalation of airborne radionuclides. Specifically, it provides: Age groups and age-specific breathing rates for assessment of Canadian populations; age-specific effective dose coefficients for internal and external exposures; and guidance on use of the data. The derivation of the recommended values is also explained.
- Research Organization:
- Health Protection Branch, Ottawa, Ontario (Canada); Atomic Energy Control Board, Ottawa, Ontario (Canada); Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (Canada); Canada Radiation Protection Bureau, Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
- OSTI ID:
- 6317280
- Report Number(s):
- MIC-99-03738/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English; French
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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ACCIDENTS
AIR POLLUTION
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MATERIALS
POLLUTION
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ACCIDENTS
AIR POLLUTION
DOSES
DOSIMETRY
EMERGENCY PLANS
MATERIALS
POLLUTION
RADIATION ACCIDENTS
RADIATION DOSES
RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RECOMMENDATIONS
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