Computational modeling of 137Cs contaminant transfer associated with sediment transport in Abukuma River

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 139, Issue , 2015, Pages 416-426

  Iwasaki, T ^a   Nabi, M ^a   Shimizu, Y ^a   Kimura, I ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

137Cs; Numerical modeling; Radioactive contaminant; Sediment transport; Suspended load; Washload

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; CESIUM; COMPUTATION THEORY; CONTAMINATION; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRAULICS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUMERICAL MODELS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

ADVECTION-DIFFUSION EQUATION; CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; FUKUSHIMA DAI-ICHI NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINANTS; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SUSPENDED LOADS; TWO DIMENSIONAL MODEL; WASHLOAD;

RIVER POLLUTION;

CESIUM 137; CESIUM; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADVECTION-DIFFUSION EQUATION; CESIUM ISOTOPE; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED LOAD;

ADVECTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; FALLOUT; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PARTICULATE MATTER; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RIVER; RIVER BASIN; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SURFACE SOIL; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; JAPAN; PROCEDURES; RADIATION MONITORING; SEDIMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT;

ABUKUMA RIVER; HONSHU; JAPAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; TOHOKU;

CESIUM; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; JAPAN; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIATION MONITORING; RIVERS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 84918825559     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2014.05.012     Document Type: Article

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