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Radiological impact associated with the transport by road of radioactive material in Spain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2011

J.A. Calleja  and
F. Gutierrez
J.A. Calleja
Affiliation:
TECNATOM, Prevention Service, Avenida Montes de Oca 1, 28703 San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, Spain. (EUITI), Dept. Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain
F. Gutierrez
Affiliation:
EUITI, Dept. Industrial and Polymer Chemistry, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Abstract

Questions relating to the transport of radioactive materials are very much an issue of current interest due to the increasing mobility of the materials involved in the nuclear fuel cycle, commitment to the environment, the safety and protection of persons and the corresponding regulatory legal framework. The radiological impact associated with this type of transport was assessed by means of a new data-processing tool that may be of use and serve as complementary documentation to that included in transport regulations. Thus, by determining the level of radiation at a distance of one metre from the transport vehicle and by selecting a route, the associated impacts will be obtained, such as the affected populations, the dose received by the most highly exposed individual, the overall radiological impact, the doses received by the population along the route and the possible detriment to their health. The most important conclusion is that the emissions of ionising radiation from the transport of radioactive material by road in Spain are not significant as regards the generation of adverse effects on human health, and that their radiological impact may be considered negligible.

Keywords

Detriment to healthpersonal dosimetryradiological impactradioactive materialradiological protection
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Article
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Radioprotection , Volume 46 , Issue 3 , September 2011 , pp. 331 - 343
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© EDP Sciences, 2011

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