The second eurados intercomparison of national network systems used to provide early warning of a nuclear accident

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 190-208

  Saez Vergara J C ^a   Thompson, I M G ^b   Gurriaran R ^c   Dombrowski, H ^d   Funck, E ^d   Neumaier, S ^d  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b Institut de Radioprotection et de Súreté Nucléaire ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^d PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; COSMIC RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; IONIZING RADIATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION ACCIDENT; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; AIR POLLUTION, RADIOACTIVE; BACKGROUND RADIATION; COSMIC RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION;

EID: 34547135450     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncl112     Document Type: Article

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