Radioactive contamination in urban areas

Modelling the long-term consequences of a hypothetical dispersal of radioactivity in an urban area including remediation alternatives

“…Another source of uncertainty in urban assessment modelling at present is that much of the parameterization comes from Chernobyl data and might not be appropriate for other situations (Andersson, 2006;IAEA, in press). Areas for further study include improved information for a variety of transport parameters and weathering coefficients, as well as for countermeasure effectiveness and optimal combinations of countermeasures.…”

Modelling remediation options for urban contamination situations

“…Studies of radionuclide transfers within the urban environment in a post-accident situation began later, especially following the Chernobyl accident (26 April 1986 in Ukraine). This subject had not been very well explored before the 1980s, since research on the consequences of a nuclear accident had been primarily focused on rural areas (Andersson, 2006). Furthermore, before 1986, the development of radionuclide transfer models for an urban environment was impaired due to a lack of experimental data and to the complexity of the subject.…”