Assessment of radiological effects on the regional environment due to the operation of the Tokai Reprocessing Plant

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 299-322

  Shinohara, Kunihiko ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Discharges; Dose assessment; Effluent; Environmental monitoring; Environmental radiological effect; Mathematical model; Tokai Reprocessing Plant

Indexed keywords

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIOISOTOPES; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTS;

AIR DUSTS; RADIOLOGICAL EFFECTS;

RADIOACTIVITY;

CARBON 14; CESIUM 137; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240; SEA WATER; STRONTIUM 90; TRITIUM;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RADIONUCLIDE;

AIR SAMPLING; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GRAIN; LAND BIOME; LEAFY VEGETABLE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MILK; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOCHEMISTRY; RICE; SEAWEED; SEDIMENT; SHELLFISH; SURFACE SOIL; WATER SAMPLING;

ALGAE;

EID: 1242272726     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(03)00218-2     Document Type: Article

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