Radiological Consequences Model, A Radiological Consequences Model for use in the Australian and South East Asian Region, Model evaluation for the Iput scenario exercise

At the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), a model - RadCon - was developed to assist in assessing the radiological consequences after an incident in any climate, depending on the meteorological and parameter input. The major areas of interest to the developers are those within tropical and subtropical climates, particularly of South East Asia. This is particularly so, given that nuclear energy use is increasing and may become a mainstay for economies in these regions within the foreseeable future. Therefore, data acquisition and choice of parameter values have been concentrated primarily on these climate types. The intended use of the model is for assessing consequences in an affected area following an accidental release of radionuclides into the atmosphere. The current RadCon model does not directly implement countermeasures, but these can be addressed through changes to the soil characteristics and food processing parameters