Reviving MILORD long-range model for simulating the dispersion of the release during fukushima nuclear power plant accident

This work focuses on long range dispersion using the numerical model MILORD, a Lagrangian particle model capable of simulating transport, dispersion, removal and deposition of tracers. The chosen case study concerns the release of Caesium isotope ¹³⁷Cs from Fukushima Daichi nuclear plant caused by the earthquake and the subsequent tsunami in March 2011. ¹³⁷Cs deposition in the affected area is reproduced from 11 March until the end of that month. In order to evaluate and improve the model, simulations results are compared to station measurements and a sensitivity analysis is performed. A comparison with results of other models is briefly discussed based on a statistical analysis.