Contents
1. Introduction
1.1. Background
1.2. Objective and Terms of Reference for the Review
1.3.The International Review Team
1.4.The Conduct and Scope of the Review
2. International Perspective
2.1. ICRP recommendations
2.2. The IAEA BIOMASS programme
2.3. Environmental protection
2.4. Relevance to the DOE and to this review
3. The DOE's Biosphere Assessment Approach
3.1. The national and programmatic context
3.2. Aims of the DOE's biosphere programme
3.3. The regulatory requirement and the focus on regulatory compliance
3.4. Integration of the biosphere into the TSPA
4. Definition of the Biosphere System
4.1. Biosphere characterization
4.2. Justification of the biosphere scenarios
4.3. Exposed group and individuals
4.4. Time frames
4.5. The volcanic event scenario
5. Model Development, Data and Results
5.1. FEPs and conceptual models
5.2. Mathmatical representation of the biosphere
5.3. Discussion of processes and parameters
5.4. Analysis method and results
5.5. Quality assurance, the use of expert judgement and validation
6. Final Remarks
References
Appendix 1 - The Terms of reference for the review
Appendix 2 - The International Review Team
Appendix 3 - Participants the open sessions of the review