Development of realistic RDD scenarios and their radiological consequence analyses

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 67, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 1516-1520

  Shin, Hyeongki ^a   Kim, Juyoul ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS)   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dose assessment; HOTSPOT; Radiological dispersal device; Radiological terror

Indexed keywords

DIRTY BOMB; DOSE ASSESSMENT; EFFECTIVE DOSE; HOTSPOT; RADIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES; RADIOLOGICAL DISPERSAL DEVICE; RADIOLOGICAL TERROR; REALISTIC POTENTIALS; SEPTEMBER 11; TERRORIST ATTACKS;

RADIOISOTOPES;

CESIUM;

AMERICIUM 241; CALIFORNIUM 252; CESIUM 137; COBALT 60; IRIDIUM 192; PLUTONIUM 238; POLONIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; STRONTIUM 90;

ARTICLE; BOMB; CALCULATION; DEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION; TERRORISM;

AMERICIUM; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; DISASTER PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOISOTOPES; TERRORISM;

EID: 67349279787     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.02.054     Document Type: Article

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