Atmospheric 85Kr and 133Xe activity concentrations at locations across Japan following the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 712-719

  Nitta, Wataru ^a   Sanada, Tetsuya ^a,c   Isogai, Keisuke ^a   Schlosser, Clemens ^b  

^a Japan Chemical Analysis Center   (Japan)

^b BUNDESAMT FÜR STRAHLENSCHUTZ   (Germany)

^c Japan Chemical Analysis Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

133Xe; 85Kr; accident; Fukushima Dai ichi; nuclear power plant

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; FUKUSHIMA; FUKUSHIMA DAI-ICHI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENTS; MINIMUM DETECTABLE CONCENTRATIONS; RADIOACTIVE PLUME; SIMULTANEOUS ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION MECHANISM; WIND DIRECTIONS;

ACCIDENTS; AIR TRANSPORTATION; ISOTOPES; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS;

EID: 84897634184     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223131.2014.888960     Document Type: Article

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