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On real and abstracted geometries of boreal forest plants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2012

J. Barescut ,
D. Lariviere ,
T. Stocki ,
L. Aro  and
A.T.K. Ikonen
L. Aro
Affiliation:
Finnish Forest Research Institute, Kaironiementie 15, 39700 Parkano, Finland
A.T.K. Ikonen
Affiliation:
Posiva Oy, Olkiluoto, 27160 Eurajoki, Finland
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Abstract

In Finland, Olkiluoto Island on the western coast has been selected as a repository site for spent nuclear fuel disposal. A safety criterion is that typical exposures (dose rates) to flora and fauna should be demonstrated to be lower than those that according to best available knowledge could cause detrimental effect. To increase the confidence of dose assessment to flora, some selected plant species were measured in field conditions. This paper presents the results of the field campaign and discusses on the realism of the common assumption of ellipsoidal geometry applied to the plants in dose assessments of the other biota.

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Research Article
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Radioprotection , Volume 46 , Issue 6: ICRER 2011 – International Conference on Radioecology & Environmental Radioactivity: Environment & Nuclear Renaissance , 2011 , pp. S199 - S204
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© Owned by the authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2011

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