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Title Ranking of four potential nuclear power plant sites in Iraq according to the collective dose criterion
Creator/Author Marouf, B.A. ; Al-Kateeb, G.H. ; Al-Ani, D.S. [and others]
Publication Date1991 Jul 01
OSTI IdentifierOSTI ID: 226780
Other Number(s)NUSAAZ; ISSN 0029-5604
Resource TypeJournal Article
Resource RelationNuclear Safety ; VOL. 32 ; ISSUE: 3 ; PBD: Jul-Sep 1991
Subject22 NUCLEAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGY ;21 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS ;54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES ; IRAQ; SITE SELECTION; WWER-3 REACTOR; SOURCE TERMS; DOSE EQUIVALENTS
Description/Abstract The collective dose criterion was used to rank four potential nuclear power-plant sites. Baiji, Al-Mahzam, Al-Abbasia, and Abu-Dalaf. Atmospheric as well as aquatic releases of radionuclides into the environment from the VVER 440 nuclear power plant during normal operation were used to estimate the collective dose equivalents. The results indicated that the collective doses at Baiji, Al-Mahzam, Al-Abbasia, and Abu-Dalaf were 3.6 x 10{sup -2}, 4.7 x 10{sup -2}, 1.1 x 10{sup -1}, and 1.2 x 10{sup -1} man-Sv, respectively. Thus the order of preference is Baiji, Al-Mahzam, Al-Abbasia, and Abu-Dalaf. The effective dose equivalents to the highest exposed individual resulting from atmospheric as well as aquatic releases of radionuclides from the reactor at any one of the four potential nuclear power-plant sites would not exceed 2 x 10{sup -5} Sv/yr. Thus any one of the four sites is suitable for the operation of the 440 nuclear power plants. 27 refs., 1 tab.
Country of PublicationUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Formatpp. 388-390 ; PL:
System Entry Date2001 May 04

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