Estimation of Intervention Distances for Urgent Protective Actions Using Comparative Approach of MACCS and InterRAS

Estimation of Intervention Distances for Urgent Protective Actions Using Comparative Approach of MACCS and InterRAS

Distances for taking evacuation as a protective measure during early phase of a nuclear accident have been approximated using MELCOR Accident Consequence Code System (MACCS). As a reference data, the source term of Pakistan Research Reactor 1 (PARR-1) and meteorological data of Islamabad, Pakistan,...

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Main Authors: Mazzammal Hussain, Salah Ud-Din Khan, Waqar A. Adil Syed, Shahab Ud-Din Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/874134
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spelling doaj-d92fce6c327141ac9c82d29bf51c89322020-11-24T23:46:54ZengHindawi LimitedScience and Technology of Nuclear Installations1687-60751687-60832014-01-01201410.1155/2014/874134874134Estimation of Intervention Distances for Urgent Protective Actions Using Comparative Approach of MACCS and InterRASMazzammal Hussain0Salah Ud-Din Khan1Waqar A. Adil Syed2Shahab Ud-Din Khan3Department of Physics, Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences, International Islamic University, H-10, Islamabad 44000, PakistanDeanship of Scientific Research, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences, International Islamic University, H-10, Islamabad 44000, PakistanTokamak Design Division, Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 350 Shushanhu Road, Hefei, Anhui 230031, ChinaDistances for taking evacuation as a protective measure during early phase of a nuclear accident have been approximated using MELCOR Accident Consequence Code System (MACCS). As a reference data, the source term of Pakistan Research Reactor 1 (PARR-1) and meteorological data of Islamabad, Pakistan, have been considered. Based on comparison with published data and international radiological assessment (InterRAS) code results, it is concluded that MACCS is a rational tool for estimation of urgent protective actions during early phase of nuclear accident by taking into account the variations in meteorological and release concentrations parameters.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/874134
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author Mazzammal Hussain
Salah Ud-Din Khan
Waqar A. Adil Syed
Shahab Ud-Din Khan
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Salah Ud-Din Khan
Waqar A. Adil Syed
Shahab Ud-Din Khan
Estimation of Intervention Distances for Urgent Protective Actions Using Comparative Approach of MACCS and InterRAS
Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations
author_facet Mazzammal Hussain
Salah Ud-Din Khan
Waqar A. Adil Syed
Shahab Ud-Din Khan
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title Estimation of Intervention Distances for Urgent Protective Actions Using Comparative Approach of MACCS and InterRAS
title_short Estimation of Intervention Distances for Urgent Protective Actions Using Comparative Approach of MACCS and InterRAS
title_full Estimation of Intervention Distances for Urgent Protective Actions Using Comparative Approach of MACCS and InterRAS
title_fullStr Estimation of Intervention Distances for Urgent Protective Actions Using Comparative Approach of MACCS and InterRAS
title_full_unstemmed Estimation of Intervention Distances for Urgent Protective Actions Using Comparative Approach of MACCS and InterRAS
title_sort estimation of intervention distances for urgent protective actions using comparative approach of maccs and interras
publisher Hindawi Limited
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publishDate 2014-01-01
description Distances for taking evacuation as a protective measure during early phase of a nuclear accident have been approximated using MELCOR Accident Consequence Code System (MACCS). As a reference data, the source term of Pakistan Research Reactor 1 (PARR-1) and meteorological data of Islamabad, Pakistan, have been considered. Based on comparison with published data and international radiological assessment (InterRAS) code results, it is concluded that MACCS is a rational tool for estimation of urgent protective actions during early phase of nuclear accident by taking into account the variations in meteorological and release concentrations parameters.
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