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Reliability of Radioactive Transfer Models

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  1. G. Desmet

    1. Commission of the European Communities, Brussels, Belgium

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Table of contents (37 chapters)

  1. Transfer in the Aquatic Environment Fresh Water

    1. Intercomparison of Model Calculation of the Turnover of Ra-226 within an Aquatic Ecosystem

      • U. Bergström
      Pages 177-184

    2. Uncertainties Associated with Estimates of Radium Accumulation in Lake Sediments and Biota

      • A. L. Brenkert, R. H. Gardner, S. M. Bartell, F. O. Hoffman
      Pages 185-192

    3. Finite Element Modelling of Transport of Radium-226 and Uranium from Port Granby Radioactive Waste Management Site to Lake Ontario

      • S. R. Joshi, A. G. Bobba
      Pages 193-200

    4. Biosphere Model Validation by Intercomparison to Observed Behaviour of Fallout Radionuclides in the Aquatic Environment

      • Riitta Korhonen, Seppo Vuori
      Pages 201-208

    5. Dose Assessment and Uncertainty with Respect to Liquid Effluent Discharges

      • Th. Zeevaert, C. M. Vandecasteele, G. Volckaert, R. Kirchmann
      Pages 209-216

  2. Transfer in the Aquatic Environment Marine Ecosystem

    1. A Model Performance Test for the Aquatic Dispersion of Radionuclides in the North-East Atlantic Waters

      • Sven P. Nielsen, Asker Aarkrog
      Pages 217-226

    2. Radioactivity of French Coast of the Channel Due to the Release of Technecium 99 and Iodine 129: Modelisation and Measurements

      • D. Robeau, F. Patti, S. Charmasson
      Pages 227-232

    3. Comparison of Marine Dispersion Model Predictions with Environmental Radionuclide Concentrations

      • C. E. Johnson, W. A. McKay
      Pages 233-240

    4. Modelling the Behaviour of Long-Lived Radionuclides in the Irish Sea — Comparison of Model Predictions with Field Observations

      • P. J. Kershaw, R. J. Pentreath, P. A. Gurbutt, D. S. Woodhead, J. A. Durance, W. C. Camplin
      Pages 241-249

    5. Comparison of Models for Assessing the Radiological Impacts of Deep-Sea Disposal of Radioactive Wastes

      • M. Chartier, X. Durrieu de Madron, M. Poulin
      Pages 250-260

    6. Modelling the Sea-to-Land Transfer of Marine Discharges from Sellafield — Validation Against Environmental Measurements

      • J. M. Howorth, A. E. J. Eggleton
      Pages 261-267

  3. Transfer in the Biosphere from Waste Repositories

    1. Comparison of Two Model Approaches for the Geosphere/Biosphere Interface

      • Ann-Charlotte Argärde, Ann-Margret Ericsson, Ulla Bergström, Björn Sundblad
      Pages 268-275

    2. The Reliability of Environmental Transfer Models Applied to Waste Disposal

      • H. Grogan, F. van Dorp
      Pages 276-284

    3. Sensitivity Analysis Applied to the Disposal of Low and Medium-Level Waste

      • Ph. Guetat, Th. Foult
      Pages 285-298

    4. Modelling the Radiological Impact of Release of Radionuclides into the Biosphere from Solid Waste Disposal Facilities

      • G. M. Smith
      Pages 299-304

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 339-355
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Assessment of the radiological impact of planned or existing practices involving the (actual or potential) release of radionuclides to the environment are largely based on the use of modelling techniques which allow prediction of the relationship between environmental levels and releases and the associated radiation dose to man. Models are imperfect means of representing environmental transfer processes, and it is essential to know the reliability which can be associated with the predictions of these models for each and every assessment situation. Such information is necessary in order to establish confidence in model predictions and, in particular, to allow adequate safety margins to be set in the design of nuclear facilities. This knowledge is also a prerequisite to determine release limits or to decide whether further research is justified in order to improve predictive accuracy. Therefore a number of distinguished pilpers have been presented during this workshop which focused both on practical aspects of variability of observations of facts occuring in nature, but also on learned aspects of the science of statistics. It is not very clear, however, whether much insight in mechanisms is gained by such an approach. This insight is probably rather reached by a straightforward judgment of the quality of the primary data and by the willingness to think over carefully the experiments and measurernents before doing them. The book is composed such as to give the reader the chance to quietly study the presented papers in good order.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Commission of the European Communities, Brussels, Belgium

    G. Desmet

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Reliability of Radioactive Transfer Models

  • Editors: G. Desmet

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1369-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: ECSC, EEC, EAEC, Brussels and Luxembourg 1988

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-85166-266-1Due: 31 August 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-7110-9Published: 20 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-1369-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 356

  • Topics: Ecotoxicology

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology

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