Aerial radiation monitoring around the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant using an unmanned helicopter

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 139, Issue , 2015, Pages 294-299

  Sanada, Yukihisa ^a   Torii, Tatsuo ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fukushima Dai ichi nuclear power plant; LaBr3:Ce scintillator; Plastic scintillator; Radiation measurement; Radioactive cesium; Unmanned helicopter

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT DETECTION; ANTENNAS; CESIUM; DEPOSITION; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

FUKUSHIMA DAI-ICHI NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; LABR3:CE; PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR; RADIATION MEASUREMENTS; RADIOACTIVE CESIUMS; UNMANNED HELICOPTER;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

AIR POLLUTANT; CESIUM; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOISOTOPE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIRCRAFT; ANALYSIS; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; JAPAN; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PROCEDURES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; AIRCRAFT; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; JAPAN; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 84914179550     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2014.06.027     Document Type: Article

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