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Individual doses from radionuclides released to the Baltic coast

Abstract

Individual doses to critical groups from a continuous unit release of nuclides from high-level waste to a coast area were calculated. The selection of nuclides for this study was based on experience of their importance from a radiological point of view. The coastal area should be representative for average conditions along the Swedish Baltic coast. The costal area was simulated in the model by compartments for water and sediment, respectively. Six exposure pathways for activity from the water and sediment reservoirs were considered. The ecosystem was assumed to be similar to present conditions in Sweden. This was also the case concerning diet and living habits. In addition, the doses from naturally occurring nuclides in the uranium decay chains were calculated, based on natural levels. The calculations were carried out with the BIOPATH and PRISM codes. The latter code was used to obtain the uncertainty in the results due to the uncertainty in the input parameter values. (au) (34 refs., 15 tbls.).
Authors:
Bergstroem, U; Nordlinder, S [1] 
  1. Studsvik AB, Nykoeping (Sweden)
Publication Date:
May 07, 1991
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
SKB-TR-91-41; STUDSVIK-NS-91-60.
Reference Number:
SCA: 053002; 052002; PA: AIX-23:039310; SN: 92000732681
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 7 May 1991
Subject:
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIATION DOSES; BALTIC SEA; FOOD CHAINS; GROUND WATER; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; SEDIMENTS; SHORES; SWEDEN; 053002; 052002; RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS; WASTE DISPOSAL AND STORAGE
OSTI ID:
10142476
Research Organizations:
Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co., Stockholm (Sweden); Studsvik AB, Nykoeping (Sweden)
Country of Origin:
Sweden
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE92628031; TRN: SE9200086039310
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
SWDN
Size:
34 p.
Announcement Date:
Jul 05, 2005

Citation Formats

Bergstroem, U, and Nordlinder, S. Individual doses from radionuclides released to the Baltic coast. Sweden: N. p., 1991. Web.
Bergstroem, U, & Nordlinder, S. Individual doses from radionuclides released to the Baltic coast. Sweden.
Bergstroem, U, and Nordlinder, S. 1991. "Individual doses from radionuclides released to the Baltic coast." Sweden.
@misc{etde_10142476,
title = {Individual doses from radionuclides released to the Baltic coast}
author = {Bergstroem, U, and Nordlinder, S}
abstractNote = {Individual doses to critical groups from a continuous unit release of nuclides from high-level waste to a coast area were calculated. The selection of nuclides for this study was based on experience of their importance from a radiological point of view. The coastal area should be representative for average conditions along the Swedish Baltic coast. The costal area was simulated in the model by compartments for water and sediment, respectively. Six exposure pathways for activity from the water and sediment reservoirs were considered. The ecosystem was assumed to be similar to present conditions in Sweden. This was also the case concerning diet and living habits. In addition, the doses from naturally occurring nuclides in the uranium decay chains were calculated, based on natural levels. The calculations were carried out with the BIOPATH and PRISM codes. The latter code was used to obtain the uncertainty in the results due to the uncertainty in the input parameter values. (au) (34 refs., 15 tbls.).}
place = {Sweden}
year = {1991}
month = {May}
}