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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1629-1639 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry |
| Volume | 318 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 20 Oct 2018 |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2018 |
Abstract
Radioactive particles have been released from multiple sources since the mid-twentieth century. Famous examples include nuclear fuel particles from Chernobyl, glassy microparticles from Fukushima as well as particles from nuclear weapons production facilities (e.g., Windscale, United Kingdom and the facilities in the former Soviet Union), nuclear weapons accidents at Palomares (Spain) and Thule (Greenland), and atmospheric nuclear explosions. Current challenges in environmental research of radioactive particles include the drying of the cooling pond of Chernobyl NPP, which will cause the weathering of previously preserved fuel particles in the (former) sediment of the pond. Environmental aspects of resuspended particles as well as natural particles and aerosols contaminated with radionuclides (e.g., 131I) are briefly discussed.
Keywords
- Chernobyl, Fukushima, Hot particles, Nuclear fuel particles, Plutonium, Radioactive fallout, Uranium
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
- Analytical Chemistry
- Energy(all)
- Nuclear Energy and Engineering
- Medicine(all)
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Environmental Science(all)
- Pollution
- Chemistry(all)
- Spectroscopy
- Medicine(all)
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Environmental Science(all)
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Vol. 318, No. 3, 12.2018, p. 1629-1639.
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T1 - Anthropogenic radioactive particles in the environment
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