Biota Dosimetry

Working Group on model validation for biota dose assessment

The agreed primary objective of the Biota Dosimetry Working Group's operation was to compare and validate models being used and developed by Member States for biota dose assessment that may be used as part of regulatory process of licensing and compliance monitoring of authorized releases of radionuclides in order to improve Member States' capabilities for protection of the environment.

Documents

Minutes of the First Meeting; Second Meeting; Third Meeting; Fourth Meeting; Fifth Meeting; Sixth Meeting

Nice paper of the Biota Working Group

Biota working group Exercises and Scenarios:

• Exercise 1: description and results template;
• Exercise 2: description and results template;
• Perch Lake scenario (zip): description and results template
• Chernobyl Scenario (zip), revised
• Draft reference organism document

Contact:

• Ms. Brenda Howard and Mr. Nick Beresford,
  Working Group Co-Leaders, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
• Ms. Claire Halsall , IAEA
  Department of Nuclear Safety and Security