Research Article

Public Health Effects of Radioactive Airborne Effluents from Nuclear and Coal-Fired Power Plant

Table 4

Input parameters for CAP88-PC.

ParameterValueNote

Population1444700
Relative humidity (%)8National agency meteorology and the environmental monitoring
Annual precipitation (cm)40
Annual ambient temperature (°C)0.7National agency meteorology and the environmental monitoring
Stack height (m)60
Source typeStack
Source termTable 3ORNL-5315 [3]
Number of source1
Plume typeMomentum
Milk production (L/y)1.68 × 107National agency meteorology and the environmental monitoring
Meat production (kg/y)4.20 × 107
Food sourceUrban
Fraction home producedDefaultVegetable 0.08, Milk 0, and Meat 0.01
Fraction from assessment areaDefaultVegetable 0.92, Milk 1, and Meat 0.99