Ebook: Radioactive Particles in the Environment
- Tags: Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection, Nuclear Chemistry, Nuclear Engineering, Ecotoxicology
- Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security
- Year: 2009
- Publisher: Springer Netherlands
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Radioactive particles have been released to the environment from a number of sources, including nuclear weapon tests, nuclear accidents and discharges from nuclear installations. Particle characteristics influence the mobility, biological uptake and effects of radionuclides, hence information on these characteristics is essential for assessing environmental impact and risks. This publication presents a series of papers covering sources and source term characterisation, methodologies for characterizing particles, and the impact of particles on the behaviour of radioactive particles in the environment. Sources covered include the Chernobyl accident, nuclear weapons accidents at Thule and Palomares accident, the discharges from Dounreay and Krashnoyarsk, and depleted uranium in Kosovo and Kuwait. The overall aim is that an increased understanding of particle characteristics and behavior will help to reduce some of the uncertainties in environmental impact and risk assessment for particle contaminated areas.
Radioactive particles have been released to the environment from a number of sources, including nuclear weapon tests, nuclear accidents and discharges from nuclear installations. Particle characteristics influence the mobility, biological uptake and effects of radionuclides, hence information on these characteristics is essential for assessing environmental impact and risks. This publication presents a series of papers covering sources and source term characterisation, methodologies for characterizing particles, and the impact of particles on the behaviour of radioactive particles in the environment. Sources covered include the Chernobyl accident, nuclear weapons accidents at Thule and Palomares accident, the discharges from Dounreay and Krashnoyarsk, and depleted uranium in Kosovo and Kuwait. The overall aim is that an increased understanding of particle characteristics and behavior will help to reduce some of the uncertainties in environmental impact and risk assessment for particle contaminated areas.
Radioactive particles have been released to the environment from a number of sources, including nuclear weapon tests, nuclear accidents and discharges from nuclear installations. Particle characteristics influence the mobility, biological uptake and effects of radionuclides, hence information on these characteristics is essential for assessing environmental impact and risks. This publication presents a series of papers covering sources and source term characterisation, methodologies for characterizing particles, and the impact of particles on the behaviour of radioactive particles in the environment. Sources covered include the Chernobyl accident, nuclear weapons accidents at Thule and Palomares accident, the discharges from Dounreay and Krashnoyarsk, and depleted uranium in Kosovo and Kuwait. The overall aim is that an increased understanding of particle characteristics and behavior will help to reduce some of the uncertainties in environmental impact and risk assessment for particle contaminated areas.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Radioactive Particles Released from Different Nuclear Sources....Pages 3-13
Single Particles Handling and Analyses....Pages 15-55
Characterisation of DU Particles from Kosovo and Kuwait....Pages 57-67
Formation of Radioactive Aerosol Particles During the Wildland Fires in Chernobyl Zone and their Radioecological Impact....Pages 69-89
Thule Expedition 2003 - Studies on Radioactive Contamination and Particles....Pages 93-109
Hot Particles in the Floodplain of the Yenisei River....Pages 111-121
Migration of Fuel Particles of ChNPP Fallout and Leached Radionuclides in Soils and Soil-To-Plant System....Pages 123-137
Dissolution of Particles of Irradiated Nuclear Fuel in the Temporary Storages of Radioactive Waste in Chernobyl Zone: Sources for Radionuclides Migration....Pages 139-156
Phenomenon of a Fast Migration of Plutonium Radioisotops in Ground Water: Colloids or Soluble Form?....Pages 157-167
Restoration of Radiation Events of the Past by Antedated Lakes Bottom Sediment Layers....Pages 169-177
241Ams and 137Cs in Soils of the Belarus Part of the Chernobyl Zone....Pages 179-184
The “Hot Particles” Data Base....Pages 187-195
The Experimental Platform in Chernobyl: An International Research Polygon in the Exclusion Zone for Soil and Groundwater Contamination....Pages 197-208
Deconvolution of Alpha Spectra From Hot Particles....Pages 209-220
The Use of 236U as a Tracer of Irradiated Uranium....Pages 221-232
Health Effects of Dounreay Hot Particles: A Benchmark for the Evaluation of Doses and Risks....Pages 235-248
The Influence of Hot Particle Contamination on Models for Radiation Exposures Via the Aquatic Pathway....Pages 249-258
Hot Particles Behavior in Cows After Peroral Intake....Pages 259-267
Sources and Types of Uncertainties Associated with Radioactive Particles....Pages 269-279
Radioactive particles have been released to the environment from a number of sources, including nuclear weapon tests, nuclear accidents and discharges from nuclear installations. Particle characteristics influence the mobility, biological uptake and effects of radionuclides, hence information on these characteristics is essential for assessing environmental impact and risks. This publication presents a series of papers covering sources and source term characterisation, methodologies for characterizing particles, and the impact of particles on the behaviour of radioactive particles in the environment. Sources covered include the Chernobyl accident, nuclear weapons accidents at Thule and Palomares accident, the discharges from Dounreay and Krashnoyarsk, and depleted uranium in Kosovo and Kuwait. The overall aim is that an increased understanding of particle characteristics and behavior will help to reduce some of the uncertainties in environmental impact and risk assessment for particle contaminated areas.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Radioactive Particles Released from Different Nuclear Sources....Pages 3-13
Single Particles Handling and Analyses....Pages 15-55
Characterisation of DU Particles from Kosovo and Kuwait....Pages 57-67
Formation of Radioactive Aerosol Particles During the Wildland Fires in Chernobyl Zone and their Radioecological Impact....Pages 69-89
Thule Expedition 2003 - Studies on Radioactive Contamination and Particles....Pages 93-109
Hot Particles in the Floodplain of the Yenisei River....Pages 111-121
Migration of Fuel Particles of ChNPP Fallout and Leached Radionuclides in Soils and Soil-To-Plant System....Pages 123-137
Dissolution of Particles of Irradiated Nuclear Fuel in the Temporary Storages of Radioactive Waste in Chernobyl Zone: Sources for Radionuclides Migration....Pages 139-156
Phenomenon of a Fast Migration of Plutonium Radioisotops in Ground Water: Colloids or Soluble Form?....Pages 157-167
Restoration of Radiation Events of the Past by Antedated Lakes Bottom Sediment Layers....Pages 169-177
241Ams and 137Cs in Soils of the Belarus Part of the Chernobyl Zone....Pages 179-184
The “Hot Particles” Data Base....Pages 187-195
The Experimental Platform in Chernobyl: An International Research Polygon in the Exclusion Zone for Soil and Groundwater Contamination....Pages 197-208
Deconvolution of Alpha Spectra From Hot Particles....Pages 209-220
The Use of 236U as a Tracer of Irradiated Uranium....Pages 221-232
Health Effects of Dounreay Hot Particles: A Benchmark for the Evaluation of Doses and Risks....Pages 235-248
The Influence of Hot Particle Contamination on Models for Radiation Exposures Via the Aquatic Pathway....Pages 249-258
Hot Particles Behavior in Cows After Peroral Intake....Pages 259-267
Sources and Types of Uncertainties Associated with Radioactive Particles....Pages 269-279
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