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Weather scenarios for dose calculations with incomplete meteorological data. V.1

Abstract

This report documents a study to substantiate or modify the weather scenarios proposed in the AECB staff Position Paper on meteorological acceptance criteria for estimating the potential radiological consequences of postulated accidents (AECB, 1982) for short-, prolonged-, and long-term releases from ground level and elevated sources. The study examined selected meteorological data in Canada to determine whether the AECB proposed scenarios are sufficiently general that they are appropriate and conservative for nuclear power plant sites in Canada, but also realistic, i.e., not so conservative, that the results of dose calculations using these scenarios would be wholly unrepresentative, leading to incorrect design decisions. Three sets of site-specific meteorological data were used to derive a recommended general weather scenario set, which was then compared with the AECB proposed scenarios. The recommended scenarios are, in general, more conservative.
Authors:
Alp, E; Lam, L H; Moran, M D [1] 
  1. Concord Scientific Corp., Downsview, ON (Canada)
Publication Date:
Sep 01, 1985
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
INFO-0258-1
Reference Number:
SCA: 220504; 540130; PA: AIX-23:025696; SN: 92000685417
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Sep 1985
Subject:
22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; METEOROLOGY; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; WEATHER; 220504; 540130; DESIGN BASIS AND HYPOTHETICAL ACCIDENTS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS MONITORING AND TRANSPORT
OSTI ID:
10135663
Research Organizations:
Atomic Energy Control Board, Ottawa, ON (Canada)
Country of Origin:
Canada
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE92620358; TRN: CA9200017025696
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
168 p.
Announcement Date:
Jul 05, 2005

Citation Formats

Alp, E, Lam, L H, and Moran, M D. Weather scenarios for dose calculations with incomplete meteorological data. V.1. Canada: N. p., 1985. Web.
Alp, E, Lam, L H, & Moran, M D. Weather scenarios for dose calculations with incomplete meteorological data. V.1. Canada.
Alp, E, Lam, L H, and Moran, M D. 1985. "Weather scenarios for dose calculations with incomplete meteorological data. V.1." Canada.
@misc{etde_10135663,
title = {Weather scenarios for dose calculations with incomplete meteorological data. V.1}
author = {Alp, E, Lam, L H, and Moran, M D}
abstractNote = {This report documents a study to substantiate or modify the weather scenarios proposed in the AECB staff Position Paper on meteorological acceptance criteria for estimating the potential radiological consequences of postulated accidents (AECB, 1982) for short-, prolonged-, and long-term releases from ground level and elevated sources. The study examined selected meteorological data in Canada to determine whether the AECB proposed scenarios are sufficiently general that they are appropriate and conservative for nuclear power plant sites in Canada, but also realistic, i.e., not so conservative, that the results of dose calculations using these scenarios would be wholly unrepresentative, leading to incorrect design decisions. Three sets of site-specific meteorological data were used to derive a recommended general weather scenario set, which was then compared with the AECB proposed scenarios. The recommended scenarios are, in general, more conservative.}
place = {Canada}
year = {1985}
month = {Sep}
}