Environmental Modelling for Radiation Safety (EMRAS)The programme EMRAS (Environmental Modelling for Radiation Safety (http://www-ns.iaea.org/projects/emras/), of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was launched in 2003, and in November 2007 the final combined meeting was organised. In 2008 several publications were finalised. Six of seven working groups have dealt with models for calculation of environmental effects of and radiation doses from releases of radionuclides. STUK was involved in preparation of the new version of parameter handbook TRS 364 and in modelling of a foodchain of radioactive iodine from environment to man. Since 2009 a new research programme of International Atomic Energy Agency provides a forum for development of environmental modelling under acronym EMRAS II. Publications from EMRAS programme related to activities of STUK:Handbook of Parameter Values for the Prediction of Radionuclide Transfer in Terrestrial and Freshwater Environments, Technical Reports Series No. 472, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 2010, 194 pp. Available at: http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/trs472_web.pdf Other publications from EMRAS programme:Calmon P, Thiry Y, Zibold G, Rantavaara A, Fesenko S. Transfer parameter values in temperate forest ecosystems: a review. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 2009; 100: 757-766.IAEA-TECDOC-1616: Quantification of Radionuclide Transfer in Terrestrial and Freshwater Environments for Radiological Assessments. Vienna: IAEA (2009) ISBN 978-1-86094-743-8. Zvonova I, Krajewski P, Berkovsky V, Ammann M, Duffa C, Filistovic V, Homma T, Kanyar B, Nedveckaite T, Simon S.L., Vlasov O, Webbe-Wood D. Validation of 131I ecological transfer models and thyroid dose assessments using Chernobyl fallout data from the Plavsk district, Russia. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 2009; 101: 8-15. Bartusková M, Malátova I, Berkovskyy V, Krajewski P, Ammann M, Filistovic V, Homma T, Horyna J, Kanyár B, Nedveckaite T, Vlasov O, Zvonova I. Radioecological assessments of the Iodine working group of IAEA’s EMRAS programme: Presentation of input data and analysis of results of the prague scenario. Radioprotection 2009; 44 (5): 295-299. Responsible scientistsAino Rantavaara (Handbook) and Michael Ammann (Modelling of the foodchain of radioactive iodine) were responsible for these EMRAS activities at STUK. Page updated 19/07/2010
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