TY - JOUR
T1 - Requirements for estimation of doses from contaminants dispersed by a 'dirty bomb' explosion in an urban area
AU - Andersson, Kasper Grann
AU - Mikkelsen, Torben
AU - Astrup, Poul
AU - Thykier-Nielsen, Søren
AU - Jacobsen, L.H.
AU - Hoe, S.C.
AU - Nielsen, Sven Poul
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The ARGOS decision support system is currently being extended to enable estimation of the consequences of terror attacks involving chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological substances. This paper presents elements of the framework that will be applied in ARGOS to calculate the dose contributions from contaminants dispersed in the atmosphere after a ‘dirty bomb’ explosion. Conceptual methodologies are presented which describe the various dose components on the basis of knowledge of time-integrated contaminant air concentrations. Also the aerosolisation and atmospheric dispersion in a city of different types of conceivable contaminants from a ‘dirty bomb’ are discussed.
AB - The ARGOS decision support system is currently being extended to enable estimation of the consequences of terror attacks involving chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological substances. This paper presents elements of the framework that will be applied in ARGOS to calculate the dose contributions from contaminants dispersed in the atmosphere after a ‘dirty bomb’ explosion. Conceptual methodologies are presented which describe the various dose components on the basis of knowledge of time-integrated contaminant air concentrations. Also the aerosolisation and atmospheric dispersion in a city of different types of conceivable contaminants from a ‘dirty bomb’ are discussed.
KW - Radioecology and tracer studies
KW - Nuclear technologies
KW - Radioøkologi og sporstofstudier
KW - Nukleare teknologier
U2 - 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2009.04.003
DO - 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2009.04.003
M3 - Journal article
VL - 100
SP - 1005
EP - 1011
JO - Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
JF - Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
SN - 0265-931X
IS - 12
ER -