Biosphere modelling for the assessment of radioactive waste repositories; the development of a common basis by the BIOMOVS II reference biospheres working group

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 42, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 225-236

  Van Dorp, Frits ^a   Egan, Mike ^b   Kessler, John H ^b   Nilsson, Sverker ^b   Pinedo, Paloma ^b   Smith, Graham ^b   Torres, Carlos ^b  

^a NAGRA   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOISOTOPES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

BIOSPHERE MODEL VALIDATION STUDY; BIOSPHERE MODELLING; GEOSPHERE; INTERACTION MATRIX; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; ROCK ENGINEERING SYSTEMS;

GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES;

BIOSPHERE; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPOSITORY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REVIEW; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0032890152     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(98)00056-3     Document Type: Article

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