The TOCATTA-χ model for assessing 14C transfers to grass: An evaluation for atmospheric operational releases from nuclear facilities

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 120, Issue , 2013, Pages 81-93

  Aulagnier, Céline ^a   Le Dizès, Séverine ^a   Maro, Denis ^a   Hébert, Didier ^a   Lardy, Romain ^b   Martin, Raphael ^b  

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

^b French National Institute of Agricultural Research   (France)

Author keywords

14C; Compartment model; Grasslands; Long term monitoring; Nuclear facilities; Transfer

Indexed keywords

14C; COMPARTMENT MODEL; GRASSLANDS; LONG TERM MONITORING; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; TRANSFER;

MEAN SQUARE ERROR; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

CARBON 14;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON ISOTOPE; GRASS; GRASSLAND; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PERIPHERAL REGION; POWER GENERATION; RADIOCARBON DATING; STANDARD (REGULATION);

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CARBON CYCLING; GRASSLAND; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; PLANT; RADIOACTIVITY; SIMULATION;

AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POACEAE;

EID: 84874744880     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.12.012     Document Type: Article

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