CASTEAUR: a simple tool to assess the transfer of radionuclides in waterways.

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01/12/2002

K. Beaugelin-Seiller, P. Boyer, J. Garnier-Laplace and C. Adam Health Phys. 83, (4), 539-542; 2002

Type de document > *Article de revue
Mots clés publication scientifique > modélisation en radioécologie , radioécologie en milieu contrôlé , eaux douces/de mer , radionucléides , transport
Unité de recherche > IRSN/DEI/SECRE/LME , IRSN/DEI/SECRE/LRE
Auteurs > ADAM Christelle , BEAUGELIN-SEILLER Karine , BOYER Patrick , GARNIER-LAPLACE Jacqueline

The CASTEAUR project proposes a simplified tool to assess the transfer of radionuclides between and in the main biotic and abiotic components of the freshwater ecosystem. Applied to phenomenological modeling, various hypotheses simplify the transfer equations, which, when programmed under Excel, can be readily dispatched and used. CASTEAUR can be used as an assessment tool for impact studies of accidental release as well as "routine" release. This code is currently being tested on the Rhone River, downstream from a nuclear reprocessing plant. The first results are reported to illustrate the possibilities offered by CASTEAUR.