Monte Carlo-based assessment of the safety performance of a radioactive waste repository

F. Cadini, J. De Sanctis, T. Girotti, E. Zio, A. Luce and A. Taglioni

Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 2010, vol. 95, issue 8, 859-865

Abstract: The present paper illustrates a Monte Carlo simulation-based compartment model for evaluating the expected dose to the critical group from direct intake of contaminated water. An application to a realistic case study is presented to demonstrate the feasibility of the approach.

Keywords: Radioactive waste repository; Radionuclide migration; Compartment model; Monte Carlo simulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2010.04.002

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