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Non-human biota dose assessment. Sensitivity analysis and knowledge quality assessment

Abstract

This report provides a summary of a programme of work, commissioned within the BIOPROTA collaborative forum, to assess the quantitative and qualitative elements of uncertainty associated with biota dose assessment of potential impacts of long-term releases from geological disposal facilities (GDF). Quantitative and qualitative aspects of uncertainty were determined through sensitivity and knowledge quality assessments, respectively. Both assessments focused on default assessment parameters within the ERICA assessment approach. The sensitivity analysis was conducted within the EIKOS sensitivity analysis software tool and was run in both generic and test case modes. The knowledge quality assessment involved development of a questionnaire around the ERICA assessment approach, which was distributed to a range of experts in the fields of non-human biota dose assessment and radioactive waste disposal assessments. Combined, these assessments enabled critical model features and parameters that are both sensitive (i.e. have a large influence on model output) and of low knowledge quality to be identified for each of the three test cases. The output of this project is intended to provide information on those parameters that may need to be considered in more detail for prospective site-specific biota dose assessments for GDFs. Such information should help users to enhance the quality  More>>
Authors:
Smith, K; Robinson, C; Jackson, D; [1]  La Cruz, I de; Zinger, I; Avila, R [2] 
  1. Enviros Consulting Ltd, Leicester (United Kingdom)
  2. Facilia AB, Bromma (Sweden)
Publication Date:
Oct 15, 2010
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
POSIVA-WR-10-69
Resource Relation:
Other Information: 25 refs.
Subject:
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL; FINLAND; BIOSPHERE; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY; ENVIRONMENT; RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS; RADIATION DOSES; RISK ASSESSMENT
OSTI ID:
1010734
Research Organizations:
Posiva Oy, Helsinki (Finland)
Country of Origin:
Finland
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
TRN: FI1104008
Availability:
Available in fulltext at http://www.posiva.fi/files/1385/WR_2010-69web.pdf or as a soft back edition from Posiva Oy, Olkiluoto, 27160 Eurajoki, Finland, tel. +358-2-837231
Submitting Site:
FIN
Size:
229 p. pages
Announcement Date:
Apr 11, 2011

Citation Formats

Smith, K, Robinson, C, Jackson, D, La Cruz, I de, Zinger, I, and Avila, R. Non-human biota dose assessment. Sensitivity analysis and knowledge quality assessment. Finland: N. p., 2010. Web.
Smith, K, Robinson, C, Jackson, D, La Cruz, I de, Zinger, I, & Avila, R. Non-human biota dose assessment. Sensitivity analysis and knowledge quality assessment. Finland.
Smith, K, Robinson, C, Jackson, D, La Cruz, I de, Zinger, I, and Avila, R. 2010. "Non-human biota dose assessment. Sensitivity analysis and knowledge quality assessment." Finland.
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abstractNote = {This report provides a summary of a programme of work, commissioned within the BIOPROTA collaborative forum, to assess the quantitative and qualitative elements of uncertainty associated with biota dose assessment of potential impacts of long-term releases from geological disposal facilities (GDF). Quantitative and qualitative aspects of uncertainty were determined through sensitivity and knowledge quality assessments, respectively. Both assessments focused on default assessment parameters within the ERICA assessment approach. The sensitivity analysis was conducted within the EIKOS sensitivity analysis software tool and was run in both generic and test case modes. The knowledge quality assessment involved development of a questionnaire around the ERICA assessment approach, which was distributed to a range of experts in the fields of non-human biota dose assessment and radioactive waste disposal assessments. Combined, these assessments enabled critical model features and parameters that are both sensitive (i.e. have a large influence on model output) and of low knowledge quality to be identified for each of the three test cases. The output of this project is intended to provide information on those parameters that may need to be considered in more detail for prospective site-specific biota dose assessments for GDFs. Such information should help users to enhance the quality of their assessments and build greater confidence in the results. (orig.)}
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