Calculating risks from radiation

The European Commission, DG XII, has recently made available a series of reports on two new codes developed to estimate the risks presented by nuclear installations. In 1991, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the European Commission began a joint uncertainty...

The European Commission, DG XII, has recently made available a series of reports on two new codes developed to estimate the risks presented by nuclear installations.

In 1991, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the European Commission began a joint uncertainty analysis of the two codes (MACCS and COSYMA) to attempt to evaluate their usefulness.

The titles in the series "Probabilistic accident consequence uncertainty analysis" include:

- Dispersion and deposition uncertainty assessment (NUREG/CR-6244; EUR 15855EN; SAND94-1453 Vol. 3);
- Uncertainty assessment for deposited material and external doses (NUREG/CR-6526; EUR 16772; CG-NA-16-772-EN-C; ISBN 92-827-6700-0; SAND97-2323 Vol. 2);
- Uncertainty assessment for internal dosimetry (NUREG/CR-6571; EUR 16773; SAND98-0119 Vol. 2);
- Late health effects uncertainty assessment (NUREG/CR-6555; EUR 16774; CG-NA-16-774-EN-C; ISBN 92-827-6698-5; SAND97-2322 Vol. 2).