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A Model for Radiological Dose Assessment in an Urban Environment  

Hwang, Won-Tae (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Kim, Eun-Han (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Jeong, Hyo-Joon (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Suh, Kyung-Suk (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Han, Moon-Hee (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
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Journal of Radiation Protection and Research / v.32, no.1, 2007 , pp. 1-8 More about this Journal
Abstract
A model for radiological dose assessment in an urban environment, METRO-K has been developed. Characteristics of the model are as follows ; 1) mathematical structures are simple (i.e. simplified input parameters) and easy to understand due to get the results by analytical methods using experimental and empirical data, 2) complex urban environment can easily be made up using only 5 types of basic surfaces, 3) various remediation measures can be applied to different surfaces by evaluating the exposure doses contributing from each contamination surface. Exposure doses contributing from each contamination surface at a particular location of a receptor were evaluated using the data library of kerma values as a function of gamma energy and contamination surface. A kerma data library was prepared fur 7 representative types of Korean urban buildings by extending those data given for 4 representative types of European urban buildings. Initial input data are daily radionuclide concentration in air and precipitation, and fraction of chemical type. Final outputs are absorbed dose rate in air contributing from the basic surfaces as a function of time following a radionuclide deposition, and exposure dose rate contributing from various surfaces constituting the urban environment at a particular location of a receptor. As the result of a contaminative scenario for an apartment built-up area, exposure dose rates show a distinct difference for surrounding environment as well as locations of a receptor.
Keywords
urban environment; Radioactive contamination; Building type; METRO-K; Kerma;
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