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Potential for high transient doses due to accumulation and chemical zonation of long-lived radionuclides across the geosphere-biosphere interface

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2012

J. Barescut ,
D. Lariviere ,
T. Stocki ,
R.A. Kłos ,
G. Shaw ,
S. Xu ,
B. Dverstorp ,
M. Nordén  and
A. Wörman
R.A. Kłos
Affiliation:
Aleksandria Sciences, UK
G. Shaw
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham, UK
S. Xu*
Affiliation:
Swedish Radiation Safety
B. Dverstorp
Affiliation:
Swedish Radiation Safety
M. Nordén
Affiliation:
Swedish Radiation Safety
A. Wörman
Affiliation:
Authority (SSM), SE-171 16 Stockholm, Sweden, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden
*
e-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Planning for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel is at an advanced stage in several nations around the world. Licensing of the disposal facility requires correspondingly detailed assessment of the future performance of the facility. With increased site-specific detail available to the assessment, local characteristics play an increasingly important role in determining the potential radiological risk posed by releases to the biosphere. In this paper we go beyond existing reference biosphere models and investigate the potential for specific accumulation mechanisms. The implications for the modelling carried out in long timescale performance assessment are discussed.

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Radioprotection , Volume 46 , Issue 6: ICRER 2011 – International Conference on Radioecology & Environmental Radioactivity: Environment & Nuclear Renaissance , 2011 , pp. S453 - S459
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© Owned by the authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2011

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