Evaluation of Environmental Damage Due to Nuclear Power

Evaluation of Environmental Damage Due to Nuclear Power

A methodology is presented for evaluating on the basis of the criterion of maintaining a healthy environment the environmental damage due to the exposure of biota to radiation. The damage is determined in accordance with the regulatory and procedural documents pertaining to environmental protection...

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Published in:Atomic energy (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 117; no. 3; pp. 201 - 205
Main Authors: Kryshev, I. I., Kuryndina, L. A., Linge, I. I.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Boston Springer US 01-01-2015
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Analysis
Atomic energy
Biota
Damage
Environmental degradation
Environmental management
Environmental protection
Flora
Government regulations
Hadrons
Heavy Ions
Ionizing radiation
Methodology
Nuclear Chemistry
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear power
Nuclear power generation
Nuclear power plants
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Radiation
Radiation effects
Radioactive wastes
Regulation
Studies
Wastes
Radioactive Contamination
Dose Rate
Safe Level
Animal Kingdom
Absorb Dose Rate
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Summary:A methodology is presented for evaluating on the basis of the criterion of maintaining a healthy environment the environmental damage due to the exposure of biota to radiation. The damage is determined in accordance with the regulatory and procedural documents pertaining to environmental protection above the environmentally safe dose rate of chronic radiation exposure of representative forms of fauna (1 mGy/day) and flora (10 mGy/day). A damage evaluation for a hypothetical scenario of elevated radiation exposure of the biota near a radiological object is presented. The methodology developed can be used to validate the classing of radioactive wastes as special and to plan measures for protecting the environment when using atomic energy.
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ISSN:1063-4258
1573-8205
DOI:10.1007/s10512-014-9911-3