08046nam a2200721 i 45000010014000000030004000140050017000180060019000350070015000540080041000690200025001100200024001350200025001590200027001840240035002110350025002460350022002710400040002930500026003330720017003590720023003761000031003992400061004302450099004912500020005902640098006103000071007083360021007793370026008003380032008264900027008584900034008855000108009195000043010275040041010705050354011115050288014655050295017535050306020485050385023545050271027395050168030105050300031785050262034785050341037405060075040815201072041565210142052285300029053705380036053995380078054355451388055135880057069016500045069586500031070036500029070346500034070637100054070977760049071518300031072008300034072318560059072659780750358699IOP20251030124831.0m    eo  d        cr cn |||m|||a240715s2024    enka   fob    000 0 eng d  a9780750358699qebook  a9780750358682qmobi  z9780750358675qprint  z9780750358705qmyPrint7 a10.1088/978-0-7503-5869-92doi  a(CaBNVSL)thg00083957  a(OCoLC)1446520279  aCaBNVSLbengerdacCaBNVSLdCaBNVSL 4aTD196.R3bB793 2024eb 7aPHVD2bicssc 7aSCI0580002bisacsh1 aBryant, Peter A.,eauthor.1 aAirborne radioactive discharges and human health effects1 aAirborne radioactive discharges and human and environmental health effects /cPeter A. Bryant.  aSecond edition. 1aBristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) :bIOP Publishing,c[2024]  a1 online resource (various pagings) :billustrations (some color).  atext2rdacontent  aelectronic2isbdmedia  aonline resource2rdacarrier1 a[IOP release $release]1 aIOP ebooks. [2024 collection]  aRevised edition of: Airborne radioactive discharges and human health effects : an introduction. [2019].  a"Version: 20240601"--Title page verso.  aIncludes bibliographical references.  a1. Radiation physics and structure of matter -- 1.1. The structure of the atom -- 1.2. Mass, atomic numbers and isotopes -- 1.3. Ionising radiation -- 1.4. Mechanism of radioactive decay -- 1.5. Decay chains and equilibrium -- 1.6. The nuclide chart -- 1.7. Types of radioactive decay -- 1.8. Penetrating powers of ionising radiation -- 1.9. Summary8 a2. Sources of radioactive discharges -- 2.1. Discharges from civil nuclear industry -- 2.2. Discharges from other nuclear facilities -- 2.3. Discharges from non-nuclear facilities -- 2.4. Physicochemical form and duration of radioactive discharges -- 2.5. Source term -- 2.6. Summary8 a3. Aerosol physics and dispersion modelling -- 3.1. Aerosols : particulate size and particulate concentration -- 3.2. Aerosol stability -- 3.3. Aerosol motion without external forces -- 3.4. Sedimentation -- 3.5. Diffusion and the Gaussian plume -- 3.6. Dispersion modelling -- 3.7. Summary8 a4. Exposure pathways -- 4.1. The human environment -- 4.2. Cloudshine from the plume of radioactivity -- 4.3. Groundshine from the deposited particulates -- 4.4. Inhalation of aerosols -- 4.5. Ingestion of contaminated food products -- 4.6. Representative person -- 4.7. Novel pathways -- 4.8. Summary8 a5. Principles of dose and biological effects of radiation -- 5.1. Absorbed dose -- 5.2. Equivalent dose -- 5.3. Effective dose -- 5.4. Basic human physiology -- 5.5. Cell biology -- 5.6. Deterministic effects -- 5.7. Stochastic effects -- 5.8. Dose conversion coefficients -- 5.9. Dose assessment principles -- 5.10. Doses in the context of radioactive discharges -- 5.11. Summary8 a6. Impacts to the non-human environment from radioactive discharges -- 6.1. Radioactive impacts to non-human biota -- 6.2. Exposure pathways for flora and fauna -- 6.3. Assessment approach for non-human biota -- 6.4. Concept of the reference organism -- 6.5. Summary8 a7. Environmental monitoring systems -- 7.1. Sampling radioactive discharges at source -- 7.2. Sampling of radioactive discharges in the environment -- 7.3. Summary8 a8. Radiation detection and measurement -- 8.1. Gas-based detectors -- 8.2. Semiconductor detectors -- 8.3. Scintillation detectors -- 8.4. Counting systems versus spectroscopy -- 8.5. Typical applications of detector technologies -- 8.6. Criteria for selecting the right detector -- 8.7. Summary8 a9. International legislation and standards -- 9.1. International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) recommendations and standards -- 9.2. International conventions, standards and directives -- 9.3. The EURATOM Treaty and directives -- 9.4. Summary8 a10. UK regulation and guidance -- 10.1. Environmental Permitting Regulations -- 10.2. Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations -- 10.3. Nuclear Installations Act -- 10.4. Ionising Radiations Regulations -- 10.5. Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations -- 10.6. Impact of Brexit -- 10.7. Summary.  aFull-text restricted to subscribers or individual document purchasers.3 aAcross the world we are seeing a resurgence in new nuclear including both large traditional plants and Small / Advanced Nuclear Reactors (SMRs / AMRs) as a key part of tackling the climate crisis. The scale of the new build ambitions, coupled with increasing demand throughout the nuclear fuel cycle and high average age of the existing qualified and experienced workforce has created a concern of further skills gaps. One of the key 'skills' gaps relates to the field of radiological protection in particular modelling and measuring doses accrued by the public under both normal operational discharges and accident scenarios, along with the increasing importance on understanding the wider impacts to the environment. This book is an essential introduction to basic principles of radiation protection, aerosol physics and the impacts of radioactive discharges to both humans and the environment (flora and fauna). Also discussed are the specific difficulties with the monitoring and the health detriment associated with the more mobile and problematic radionuclides.  aGraduate students and ECRs in nuclear physics and engineering, radiological physics, health physics and environmental physics/monitoring.  aAlso available in print.  aMode of access: World Wide Web.  aSystem requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.  aPeter Bryant is an experienced Environmental and Radiation Protection Professional & Scientist within the Nuclear Power and Contaminated Land Sectors with over 15 years' experience working across the Nuclear Fuel Cycle. Pete has a wealth of experience in the areas of Environment, Sustainability, Radiation Protection, Emergency Preparedness and Decommissioning in Design including holding several senior roles within the UK's New Nuclear Build Sector.He is active with the International Scientific and Policy Arena of the Nuclear Industry including as a member of the International Commission on Radiation Protection Task Group 120 on Radiological Protection for Radiation Emergencies and Malicious Events, the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Expert Group on International Recommendations (EGIR), World Nuclear Association Radiation Protection Working Group, and is Vice Chair of the International Radiation Protection Association Group on Public Understanding.Pete was also former President of the Society for Radiological Protection, the UKs Chartered Professional Body for Radiation Safety and Radioactive Waste Management.He holds an Honorary Professorship in Physics at the University of Liverpool specialising in Radiation Protection Science, Nuclear Energy Policy and Nuclear Reactor Technology, and Senior Fellowship at the University of Suffolk in Environment & Energy Research.  aTitle from PDF title page (viewed on July 15, 2024).  aRadioactive pollution of the atmosphere.  aRadiationxHealth aspects. 7aMedical physics.2bicssc 7aSCIENCE / Radiation.2bisacsh2 aInstitute of Physics (Great Britain),epublisher. 8iPrint version:z9780750358675z9780750358705 0aIOP (Series).pRelease 24.  aIOP ebooks.p2024 collection.4 uhttps://iopscience.iop.org/book/mono/978-0-7503-5869-9