An international model validation exercise on radionuclide transfer and doses to freshwater biota

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 299-340

  Yankovich, T L ^a   Vives I Batlle, J ^b   Vives Lynch, S ^b   Beresford, N A ^c   Barnett, C L ^c   Beaugelin Seiller, K ^d   Brown, J E ^e   Cheng, J J ^f   Copplestone, D ^g   Heling, R ^h   Hosseini, A ^e   Howard, B J ^c   Kamboj, S ^f   Kryshev, A I ⁱ   Nedveckaite, T ^j   Smith, J T ^k   Wood, M D ^l  

^a AREVA NP   (France)

^b Westlakes Scientific Consulting Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d Centre de Cadarache   (France)

^e NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

^f ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^g ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^h NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY GROUP NRG   (Netherlands)

ⁱ RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION TYPHOON   (Russian Federation)

^j CENTER FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

^k Astrobiology Group   (United Kingdom)

^l UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITEDS; CONCENTRATION RATIO; CONTROLLED LABORATORIES; ECOLOGICAL FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING; FRESHWATER BIOTA; INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY; INTERNATIONAL MODEL; MAMMALIAN SPECIES; MODEL PREDICTION; PRIMARY PRODUCERS; RADIATION SAFETY; RADIONUCLIDE CONCENTRATION; RADIONUCLIDE TRANSFER; RIVER LABORATORIES; TROPHIC LEVEL; WATERBODIES;

CESIUM; FORECASTING; MAMMALS; NUCLEAR ENERGY;

RADIOISOTOPES;

FRESH WATER; RADIOISOTOPE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CANADA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; PLANT; RADIATION MONITORING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; CANADA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRESH WATER; INTERNATIONALITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOISOTOPES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77953550513     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: 13616498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/30/2/S06     Document Type: Article

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