POSEIDON VERSION 2.0 : APPLICATION TO A POTENTIAL RELEASE IN WEST CHANNEL ASSOCIATED WITH THE SEA TRANSPORTATION OF PLUTONIUM OXIDE

Year
1998
Author(s)
S. Lepicard - CEPN, France
D Raffestin - Centre d'etude sur !'Evaluation de Ia Protection dans le domaine Nucleaire (CEPN), B P N° 48, F-92263 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France.
F. Rancillac - Institut de Protection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IPSN), France
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Abstract
POSEIDON version 2.0 is a PC/Windows conversational computer code to assess the radiological consequences associated with a continuous or immediate release of radioactive material in the marine environment [Lepicard, Raffestin 1997]. Doses are calculated by considering the exposure pathways associated with the ingestion of marine foodstuffs, derived from specific data concerning concentration factors in sea products (fish, mollusc, crustacean and seaweed) and the corresponding average yearly consumption. The time scale for the evaluation of the consequences can range from medium to long-tenn. A specific module allows to estimate individual doses associated with various reference groups of population.