Assessing the Environmental Radiological Impacts of Gaseous and Liquid Releases for Nuclear Power Plants

Abstract

The aim of this thesis is the prediction and assessment of the impact of the normal operation of hypothetical NPP in El Neguila site, Egypt. Also the evaluation of the emergency plan action is very important to mitigate the accident consequences. The site evaluation report and environmental impact report of any proposed nuclear power plant should include the previous studies. The first part of this thesis includes analysis of the hourly metrological parameters of the study area for one complete year 2014.Where all parameters such as wind speed; wind direction, temperature, rainfall and relative humidity were evaluated. Also the stability classes were determined and classified. The second part evaluates the human health regional and local impact or routine atmospheric release from proposed nuclear power plant using PC-CREAM code. The input parameters for PC- CREAM code such as metrological data, source term, exposure pathways and the receptors position were evaluated. The doses of routine discharges were calculated to the critical group. The critical groups are adult, child and infant.