Published 1979 | Version v1
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Radioactive emission from thermal power plants and related problems

Creators

  • 1. New South Wales Univ., Kensington (Australia). Dept. of Applied Mathematics

Description

Radioactive hazards of thermal power plants arising from fuel imputities are discussed. When the average Ausralian bitminous coal is used and the dust removal efficiency is 99%, the radioactive hazards of the flue gas is greater than that of a nuclear reactor of the same electrical output. The hazard of an oil-fired power plant is comparable to or less than that of a nuclear reactor. Natural gas could be worse than a nuclear reactor. The effect of biological concentration through seafood is found to be considerable in a region such as Japan, where the seafood consumption is large

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Australian Institute of Energy.
Imprint Place
Newcastle, Australia
Imprint Title
Energy sources - Australia's needs.
Imprint Pagination
109 p.
Journal Page Range
v. 1 p. 40-41.

Conference

Title
The Australian Institute of Energy, first national conference.
Dates
5 - 9 Feb 1979.
Place
Newcastle, Australia.

INIS

Country of Publication
Australia
Country of Input or Organization
Australia
INIS RN
12573550
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS; GASEOUS WASTES; JAPAN; LEAD 210; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PARTICLES; POLONIUM 210; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION HAZARDS; RADIOACTIVE AEROSOLS; RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; RADON; SEAFOOD; THORIUM; URANIUM
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDES; AEROSOLS; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ASIA; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; COLLOIDS; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DISPERSIONS; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; ELEMENTS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FISH PRODUCTS; FOOD; HAZARDS; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; LEAD ISOTOPES; METALS; NONMETALS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; NUCLEI; POLONIUM ISOTOPES; POWER PLANTS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOISOTOPES; RARE GASES; SOLS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; WASTES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES