New Trend for Studying and Assessment of the Environmental and Health Risk using Real Time Gaussian Plume Model

Abstract

Nuclear power plants can release radionuclides to the atmosphere under normal operating conditions or during abnormal events. As a consequence, atmospheric dispersion and concentration calculations for routine and accidental releases of radioactive materials are required to assess the dispersion of radioactive materials, this concentration calculations are affected by several parameter. This paper focus on study the effect of receptor height, wind direction and atmospheric stability upon the concentration for radionuclides released from NPP site using real-time  Gaussian plume model ( free license), which  this parameters are important to assess the dispersion of radioactive materials, where important for licensing requirements for any nuclear facility , Designing monitoring, surveillance systems and developing atmospheric dispersion models, which used for estimating radiological evaluation  and finally for  Setting emergency plane in case accident. The results indicated the feasibility of applying the code for developing training programs for students, and consequently efficient use of the limited resources to achieve innovative teaching method for air dispersion programs, our results for this study are shown with application.