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The following workshop reports and other publications of interest are made available for use of others, but the participants and supporting organisations take no responsibility for the use of the material.

A forum on the application of guidance and methodologies for assessing radiation impacts on non-human biota from radioactive waste disposal facilities was held from 31 January to 1 February 2007 at Lappeenranta, Finland, hosted by Posiva. The workshop was attended by 15 participants from six countries. Presentations were made by participants on developments in international methods for assessing impacts of ionising radiation on NHB and national experience in the application of methods to waste disposal facilities. The workshop report is now available here.

One of the goals of BIOPROTA is the search for opportunities of synergies. A task currently under development within the forum is therefore an inter-comparison of codes and their flexibilities for model development and implementation.

The current wealth of models and codes is a sign of healthy independent development by various agencies. Most agencies are moving away form hard coded models, since they allow for little model flexibility, requiring the user to modify the source code in order to adapt the model.

Comparing codes, illustrating their capacities, giving examples of their strengths and weaknesses could enhance code refinement and help point towards future development. A workshop on code comparisons was held at ANDRA in September 2005, which provided a platform for knowledge exchange on various codes and set the stage for synergy exploitation in the fields of code, model and data base development.

Anyone interested in finding out more information should contact Achim.Albrecht[at]andra.fr.