Nuclear risks from atmospheric dispersion over Northern Europe. Final report of the NKS-B project NordRisk

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    Abstract

    The aim of the 2005-06 NKS-B NordRisk project has been to present practical methods for probabilistic risk assessment from long-range atmospheric transport and deposition of radioactive material. In this project an atlas of long-range atmospheric dispersion and deposition patterns derived from archived numerical weather prediction (NWP) model data coupled to an atmospheric dispersion model has been produced, and a PC-based software tool has been developed, based on a simplified description of the long-term, long-range atmospheric dispersion and deposition. The atlas and the software tool may allow for a rapid, first assessment of the risks following a nuclear emergency, when detailed information on the long-range atmospheric dispersion and deposition is not available.
    Original languageEnglish
    Place of PublicationRoskilde
    PublisherNordic Nuclear Safety Research
    Number of pages7
    ISBN (Print)978-87-7893-223-5
    Publication statusPublished - 2007
    SeriesNKS
    Number158

    Bibliographical note

    NKS-158

    Keywords

    • Nuclear emergency
    • Probabilistic risk assessment
    • Risk atlas

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