Long-term consequences for Northern Norway of a hypothetical release from the Kola nuclear power plant

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 327, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 53-68

  Howard, B J ^a   Wright, S M ^a   Salbu, B ^b   Skuterud, K L ^c   Hove, K ^b   Loe, R ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic; Geographical information system; Kola nuclear power plant; Nuclear accident; Radiocaesium; Spatial model; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; COOLANTS; DATA REDUCTION; DOSIMETRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MEATS; STRONTIUM;

GROUND DEPOSITION; KOLA NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS (KNPP); RADIOCAESIUM;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GIS; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; METEOROLOGY; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION, RADIOACTIVE; FORECASTING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NORWAY; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES; TIME FACTORS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; LAMB; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 2542558139     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.01.007     Document Type: Article

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