Protection of the Environment from Ionising Radiation

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CONTENTS

Symposium Opening Speech ..1

A. Johnston

The development of IAEA policy on the radiological protection of the environment ..3

A.J. González

1. IONISING RADIATION AND BIOTA: EFFECTS, RESPONSES AND MECHANISMS

Effects of ionising radiation on plants and animals: What we now know and still need to learn

(Abstract) 11

F.W. Whicker, T.G. Hinton

A regulatory framework for environmental protection ..12

G.J. Dicus

Chronic radionuclide low dose exposure for non-human biota: Challenges in establishing links

between speciation in the exposure sources, bioaccumulation and biological effects. Uranium in

aquatic ecosystems: A case-study .15

J. Garnier-Laplace, C. Fortin, C. Adam, O. Simon, F.H. Denison

A comparative study of the effect of low doses of ionising radiation on primary cultures from

rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, and Dublin Bay prawn, Nephrops norvegicus .25

F.M. Lyng, P. Olwell, S. Ni Shuilleabhain, A. Mulford, B. Austin, C. Seymour, M. Lyons, D.C.

Cottell, C. Mothersill

A model for exploring the impact of radiation on fish populations .32

D.S. Woodhead

Long-term combined impact of 90Sr and Pb2+ on freshwater cladoceran ..43

D.I. Gudkov, M.G. Mardarevich, L.S. Kipnis, A.V. Ponomaryov

Influence of 17-ß-estradiol and metals (Cd and Zn) on radionuclide (134Cs, 57Co and 110mAg)

bioaccumulation by juvenile rainbow trout 50

C. Adam, O. Ausseil, J. Garnier-Laplace, J-M. Porcher

Use of genetic markers for ecological risk assessment at the Idaho National Engineering and

Environmental Laboratory: Microsatellite mutation rate of burrowing mammals. Genetic markers for

ecorisk assessment (Abstract) ..59

A.I. Stormberg, S. Perry, M. Lucid, J.A. Cook

The use of biomarkers in the assessment of biological damage in the lugworm (Arenicola marina)

and the lobster (Homarus gammarus) due to environmental contamination 60

J.L. Hingston, D. Copplestone, P. McDonald, T.G. Parker

Statistics of extreme values - comparative bias associated with various estimates of dose to the

maximally exposed individual .69

M.D. Wilson, T.G. Hinton

Radiation effects on the environment beyond the level of individuals (Abstract) 77

U. Kautsky, M. Gilek

The FASSET radiation effects database: A demonstration ..78

D. Copplestone, I. Zinger-Gize, D.S. Woodhead

Alpha radiation weighting factors for biota ..87

D.B. Chambers, M. Davis, N. Garisto

Recommended RBE weighting factor for the ecological assessment of alpha-emitting radionuclides

93

P.A. Thompson, C.R. Macdonald, F. Harrison

2. FRAMEWORKS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION PROTECTION

Radiological protection of the environment ..103

L.-E. Holm

Development of an international framework for the protection of the environment from the effects

of ionizing radiation .110

C.A. Robinson

From human to environmental radioprotection: Some crucial issues worth considering ..119

F. Bréchignac, J.C. Barescut

Radiation protection in the 21st century: Ethical, philosophical and environmental issues: The Oslo

Consensus Conference on Protection of the Environment .129

D. Oughton, P. Strand

Is there a role for comparative radiobiology in the development of a policy to protect the

environment from the effects of ionizing radiation? Comparative radiobiology and radiation

protection .137

C. Mothersill, C. Seymour

The application of an ecological risk assessment approach to define environmental impact of

ionizing radiation .142

I. Zinger-Gize, C-M. Larsson, C. Jones

Ethical aspects of the protection of animals ..151

L. Koblinger, I. Vigh

Development of a Framework for ASSessing the Environmental impacT of ionising radiation on

European ecosystems - FASSET .156

C.-M. Larsson, G. Pröhl, P. Strand, D. Woodhead

Development of a national environmental monitoring programme for radionuclides - Sweden 165

P.J. Wallberg, L.M. Hubbard

The U.S. Department of Energy's graded approach for evaluating radiation doses to aquatic and

terrestrial biota ..171

S.L. Domotor, A. Wallo III, H.T. Peterson, Jr., K.A. Higley

Expectations for the protection of the environment: Greenpeace perspectives (Abstract) 178

S. Carroll

Uranium mining in Australia: Environmental impact, radiation releases and rehabilitation 179

G.M. Mudd

ARPANSA's regulatory role in the protection of the environment from ionising radiation: Licensing

the remediation of abandoned uranium mine workings in Kakadu National Park .190

J.S. Prosser

Regulatory guidance in England and Wales to protect wildlife from ionizing radiation 196

I. Zinger-Gize, D. Copplestone, C. Williams

Regulatory assessment of risk to the environment: Radiation .203

B.L. Dooley, P.J.Colgan, P.A. Burns

3. METHODS AND MODELS FOR EVALUATING RADIATION AS A STRESSOR TO THE

ENVIRONMENT

Evaluating the effects of ionising radiation upon the environment 215

R.J. Pentreath

Radioactive contamination of aquatic ecosystem within the Chernobyl NPP exclusion zone: 15

years after accident 224

D.I. Gudkov, V.V. Derevets, M.I. Kuzmenko, A.B. Nazarov

Multi-tiered process in the characterization of a uranium mine waste dump in Lathrop Canyon,

Canyonlands National Park, Utah 232

R.V. Graham, J.E. Burghardt, M. Mesch, R. Doolittle

Assessment of the impact of radionuclide releases from Canadian nuclear facilities on non-human

biota ..241

G.A. Bird, P.A. Thompson, C.R. Macdonald, S.C. Sheppard

A method of impact assessment for ionising radiation on wildlife 248

S. Jones, D. Copplestone, I. Zinger-Gize

An ecosystem approach to assess radiation effects on the environment used for nuclear waste

disposal facilities (Abstract) 257

U. Kautsky, L. Kumblad

Consideration of biota dose assessment methodology in preparation of environmental impact

statements 258

T. Harris, E. Pentecost

SYMBIOSE: A modeling and simulation platform for environmental chemical risk assessment .266



M.-A. Gonze, L. Garcia-Sanchez, C. Mourlon, P. Boyer, C. Tamponnet

Defining the spatial area for assessing doses to non-human biota .278

R.C. Morris

The RESRAD-BIOTA code for application in biota dose evaluation: Providing screening and

organism-specific assessment capabilities for use within an environmental protection framework

.283

C. Yu, D. LePoire, J. Arnish, J.-J. Cheng, I. Hlohowskij, S. Kamboj, T. Klett, S. Domotor, K. Higley,

R. Graham, P. Newkirk, T. Harris

RadCon: A radiological consequence assessment model for environmental protection .290

J. Crawford, R.U. Domel

Evaluation and verification of foodweb uptake modeling at the Idaho National Engineering

Laboratory ..298

R. VanHorn

Application of RAD-BCG calculator to Hanford's 300 area shoreline characterization dataset 309

E.J. Antonio, T.M. Poston, B.L. Tiller, G.W. Patton

Radiation doses to frogs inhabiting a wetland ecosystem in an area of Sweden contaminated with

137Cs .317

K. Stark, R. Avila, P. Wallberg

Modelling of consequences for marine environment from radioactive contamination 325

M. Iosjpe, J. Brown, P. Strand

4. POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Is environmental radiation protection an attempt to psychologically avoid confronting our own fear?

.337

C. Seymour, C. Mothersil

The justification for developing a system of environmental radiation protection ..341

A. Janssens, G. Hunter

Hanford's West Lake and the Biota Dose Assessment Committee's screening methodology

(Abstract) .348

E.J. Antonio, G.W. Patton, B.L. Tiller, T.M. Poston

Aboriginal participation and concerns throughout the rehabilitation of Maralinga ..349

P.N. Johnston, A.C. Collett, T.J. Gara

Ecosystem modelling in exposure assessments of radioactive waste in coastal waters (Abstract)

.357

L. Kumblad

Some common regularities of synergistic effects display ..358

V.G. Petin, J.K. Kim

Towards an improved ability to estimate internal dose to non-human biota: Development of

conceptual models for reference non-human biota .365

T.L. Yankovich