Estimation of the time-dependent radioactive source-term from the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident using atmospheric transport modelling

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 114, Issue , 2012, Pages 10-14

  Schöppner, Michael ^a,b   Plastino, Wolfango ^a,b   Povinec, Pavel P ^c   Wotawa, Gerhard ^d   Bella, Francesco ^a   Budano, Antonio ^b   De Vincenzi, Mario ^a,b   Ruggieri, Federico ^b  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA   (Italy)

^c Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

^d ZAMG Zentralanstalt fuer Meteorologie und Geodynamik   (Austria)

Author keywords

Atmospheric transport modelling; Caesium 137; Fukushima accident; Iodine 131; Source term

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CAESIUM-137; IODINE-131; MONITORING STATIONS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENT; RADIONUCLIDE RELEASE; SOURCE-TERM; TIME-DEPENDENT;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CESIUM; IODINE; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RADIOISOTOPES;

ACCIDENTS;

CESIUM 137; IODINE 131; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CESIUM ISOTOPE; ESTIMATION METHOD; IODINE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POWER PLANT; RADIOACTIVITY;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; CALIFORNIA; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; HAWAII; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; JAPAN; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIATION MONITORING;

FUKUSHIMA; HONSHU; JAPAN; TOHOKU;

EID: 84866628528     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2011.11.008     Document Type: Article

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