Mid-range atmospheric dispersion modelling. Intercomparison of simple models in EMRAS-2 project.

Abstract:

:An intercomparison of atmospheric dispersion models has been carried out for a hypothetical accident occurring in a nuclear power plant in the center of Spain. The accident consisted of a steam generator tube rupture, and two radionuclides have been considered for the exercise: 137-Cs and 131-I. Meteorological conditions and radionuclide release rates were supplied. Models provided deposition maps, timeintegrated concentrations in air and arrival times of the plumes to specific locations. The effect of the meteorological conditions used in the modelling was clear, with different behavior of the plume with neutral stability vs. stable conditions. The predicted arrival times of the plume at specific locations showed much less variability than deposition and air concentrations. This variability in part reflects the uncertainties inherent in atmospheric dispersion modelling and in the selection of parameter values, such as deposition velocities or diffusivities.

journal_name

J Environ Radioact

authors

Periáñez R,Thiessen KM,Chouhan SL,Mancini F,Navarro E,Sdouz G,Trifunović D

doi

10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.05.027

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-10-01 00:00:00

pages

225-234

eissn

0265-931X

issn

1879-1700

pii

S0265-931X(16)30190-4

journal_volume

162-163

pub_type

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