Citation

Kim J, Kim J, Po LC. Radiat. Prot. Dosimetry 2016; 175(2): 217-227.

Affiliation

Micro-Simulation Technology, 10 Navajo Court, Montville, NJ 07045, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Oxford University Press)

DOI

10.1093/rpd/ncw288

PMID

27886994

Abstract

A conclusion from the lessons learned after the March 2011 Fukushima Daiichi accident was that Korea needs a tool to estimate consequences from a major accident that could occur at a nuclear power plant located in a neighboring country. This paper describes a suite of computer-based codes to be used by Korea's nuclear emergency response staff for training and potentially operational support in Korea's national emergency preparedness and response program. The systems of codes, Northeast Asia Nuclear Accident Simulator (NANAS), consist of three modules: source-term estimation, atmospheric dispersion prediction and dose assessment. To quickly assess potential doses to the public in Korea, NANAS includes specific reactor data from the nuclear power plants in China, Japan and Taiwan. The completed simulator is demonstrated using data for a hypothetical release.

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