Development of a non-conservative radionuclides dispersion model in the ocean and its application to surface cesium-137 dispersion in the irish sea

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 238-247

  Kobayashi, Takuya ^a   Otosaka, Shigeyoshi ^a   Togawa, Orihiko ^a   Hayashi, Keisuke ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Irish Sea; Numerical model; Ocean circulation; Particle random walk; Particulate matter; Radionuclides; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; NUMERICAL METHODS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEAWATER; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

BOTTOM SEDIMENT; KINETIC TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; LARGE PARTICULATE MATTER (LPM);

RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 33947186307     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2007.9711278     Document Type: Article

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