Radiological Protection Bulletin, No. 227, November 2000 - 4

CONDOR: Code for probabilistic accident consequence assessment

The abstract of the article is given here.

CONDOR ¹ is a computer program for probabilistic risk assessment, which started life in 1984 as a joint venture between what were then the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) and NRPB. CONDOR estimates the consequences of hypothetical accidental releases of radionuclides to the atmosphere allowing for the range of atmospheric conditions which might exist at the time of the release. It considers the impact both on the population, in terms of doses and health effects, and on the foodstuffs upon which they rely.

1 AEA Technology et al. CONDOR 1: A probabilistic consequence assessment code applicable to releases of radionuclides to the atmosphere. Risley, AEA Technology, SRD R598 (TD/ETB/REP/7021, NRPB-R258) (1993).

Jacqui Boardman
AEA Technology plc
Risley

Arthur Jones
National Radiological Protection Board
Chilton