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Influence of seasonal and meteorological factors on nuclear emergency planning. Report by a group of consultants

Abstract

The extent of the consequences of an accidental release of radioactivity is strongly dependent upon a wide number of parameters. In particular, the characteristics of the source term, and seasonal, climatic and meteorological conditions have a substantial influence on the physical factors involved in transport and deposition of airborne contaminants, and on the transfer and accumulation of radionuclides in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. These environmental conditions also have a significant influence on living habits and practices, and thus on potential radiological and economic impacts. Moreover, these conditions may affect the features and the impact of countermeasures which are adopted for the protection of the public in the event of an accidental release. The NEA organized a workshop to discuss such matters. The workshop provided a review of the influence of such environmental conditions as season, climate and weather on the radiological consequences of an accident, and on the implication of these conditions for the implementation of mitigative measures.
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1991
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
INIS-XN-390
Reference Number:
SCA: 540230; 540330; 570100; PA: AIX-23:025216; SN: 92000685192
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1991
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; CLIMATES; EMERGENCY PLANS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY; FALLOUT DEPOSITS; FOOD CHAINS; HUMAN POPULATIONS; METEOROLOGY; RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; RECOMMENDATIONS; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; SOURCE TERMS; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS; 540230; 540330; 570100; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS MONITORING AND TRANSPORT; REAL ACCIDENTS
OSTI ID:
10128102
Research Organizations:
Nuclear Energy Agency, 75 - Paris (France)
Country of Origin:
NEA
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE92620133; TRN: XN9100350025216
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
32 p.
Announcement Date:
Jul 04, 2005

Citation Formats

None. Influence of seasonal and meteorological factors on nuclear emergency planning. Report by a group of consultants. NEA: N. p., 1991. Web.
None. Influence of seasonal and meteorological factors on nuclear emergency planning. Report by a group of consultants. NEA.
None. 1991. "Influence of seasonal and meteorological factors on nuclear emergency planning. Report by a group of consultants." NEA.
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title = {Influence of seasonal and meteorological factors on nuclear emergency planning. Report by a group of consultants}
author = {None}
abstractNote = {The extent of the consequences of an accidental release of radioactivity is strongly dependent upon a wide number of parameters. In particular, the characteristics of the source term, and seasonal, climatic and meteorological conditions have a substantial influence on the physical factors involved in transport and deposition of airborne contaminants, and on the transfer and accumulation of radionuclides in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. These environmental conditions also have a significant influence on living habits and practices, and thus on potential radiological and economic impacts. Moreover, these conditions may affect the features and the impact of countermeasures which are adopted for the protection of the public in the event of an accidental release. The NEA organized a workshop to discuss such matters. The workshop provided a review of the influence of such environmental conditions as season, climate and weather on the radiological consequences of an accident, and on the implication of these conditions for the implementation of mitigative measures.}
place = {NEA}
year = {1991}
month = {Dec}
}