Ensuring robust radiological risk assessment for wildlife: insights from the International Atomic Energy Agency EMRAS and MODARIA programmes

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dc.contributor.authorBeresford, NAen_AU
dc.contributor.authorBeaugelin-Seiller, Ken_AU
dc.contributor.authorBarnett, CLen_AU
dc.contributor.authorBrown, JEen_AU
dc.contributor.authorCaffrey, EAen_AU
dc.contributor.authorJohansen, MPen_AU
dc.contributor.authorMelintescu, Aen_AU
dc.contributor.authorRuedig, Een_AU
dc.contributor.authorVandenhove, Hen_AU
dc.contributor.authorVives i Batlle, Jen_AU
dc.contributor.authorWood, MDen_AU
dc.contributor.authorYankovich, TLen_AU
dc.contributor.authorCopplestone, Den_AU
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-21T00:07:11Zen_AU
dc.date.available2023-12-21T00:07:11Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2022-05-03en_AU
dc.date.statistics2022-05-26en_AU
dc.description.abstractIn response to changing international recommendations and national requirements, a number of assessment approaches, and associated tools and models, have been developed over the last circa 20 years to assess radiological risk to wildlife. In this paper, we summarise international intercomparison exercises and scenario applications of available radiological assessment models for wildlife to aid future model users and those such as regulators who interpret assessments. Through our studies, we have assessed the fitness for purpose of various models and tools, identified the major sources of uncertainty and made recommendations on how the models and tools can best be applied to suit the purposes of an assessment. We conclude that the commonly used tiered or graded assessment tools are generally fit for purpose for conducting screening-level assessments of radiological impacts to wildlife. Radiological protection of the environment (or wildlife) is still a relatively new development within the overall system of radiation protection and environmental assessment approaches are continuing to develop. Given that some new/developing approaches differ considerably from the more established models/tools and there is an increasing international interest in developing approaches that support the effective regulation of multiple stressors (including radiation), we recommend the continuation of coordinated international programmes for model development, intercomparison and scenario testing. © 2022 Society for Radiological Protection.en_AU
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors would like to thank the IAEA for facilitating the working groups from which this paper originates and the group scientific secretaries (Mikhail Balonov, Sergey Fesenko and Diego Telleria) over the course of the EMRAS and MODARIA programmes. We also thank all other contributors to the work of the working groups. We would especially like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the contributions of those group members who are sadly no longer with us: Dan Galeriu, Rudie Heling, Masahiro Doi and Ramadan Ahmed. The contributions of N A Beresford and C L Barnett to this manuscript were supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funded TREE project (https://tree.ceh.ac.uk/; NE/L000318/1) and NERC Award Number NE/R016429/1 as part of the UK-SCAPE programme delivering National Capability. The contribution of A Melintescu was supported by the project EXPORATORY IDEAS 191/2017, Contract No. PN-III-P4-ID-PCE-2016-2018 financed by the Romanian Authority for Scientific Research. The contribution of J E Brown was partly supported by the Research Council of Norway through its Centres of Excellence funding scheme (project number 223268/F50). The contribution of M D Wood was supported by a NERC 'Radioactivity and The Environment' award (NE/L000520/1).en_AU
dc.identifier.articlenumber020512en_AU
dc.identifier.citationBeresford, N. A., Beaugelin-Seiller, K., Barnett, C. L., Brown, J., Doering, C., Caffrey, E., Johansen, M. P., Melintescu, A., Ruedig, E., Vandenhove, H., .Vives I Batlle, J., Wood, M. D., Yankovich, T. L. & Copplestone, D. (2022). Ensuring robust radiological risk assessment for wildlife: insights from the International Atomic Energy Agency EMRAS and MODARIA programmes. Journal of Radiological Protection, 42(2), 020512. doi:10.1088/1361-6498/ac6043en_AU
dc.identifier.issn0952-4746en_AU
dc.identifier.issue2en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal of Radiological Protectionen_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6498/ac6043en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/handle/10238/15292en_AU
dc.identifier.volume42en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherPublished on behalf of the Society for Radiological Protection by IOP Publishing Limiteden_AU
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6498/ac6043en_AU
dc.subjectRadioisotopesen_AU
dc.subjectDosimetryen_AU
dc.subjectRadiation protectionen_AU
dc.subjectWild animalsen_AU
dc.subjectIAEAen_AU
dc.subjectProgrammingen_AU
dc.subjectComputer codesen_AU
dc.subjectEnvironmenten_AU
dc.titleEnsuring robust radiological risk assessment for wildlife: insights from the International Atomic Energy Agency EMRAS and MODARIA programmesen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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