Published 1980 | Version v1
Journal article Metadata-only

Technetium and the environment

Creators

  • 1. CEA Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Fontenay-aux-Roses, 92 (France). Service de Protection Sanitaire

Description

The purpose of the paper is to review the environmental consequences of technetium 99 released together with radioactive effluents. Experiments and modelling lead to high values for the transfer factors, however these values might give a misleading and pessimistic image of the reality. Experimental measurements carried out on an adequate site should allow a better evaluation of the environmental impact of low-level, chronic or continuous releases of technetium 99

Abstract (French)

L'objet de ce document est de faire rapidement le point sur les consequences possibles pour le milieu de rejets de technetium 99, avec les effluents radioactifs. L'experience et les essais de modelisation conduisent a des valeurs tres elevees pour les facteurs de transfert, mais ceux-ci donnent peut-etre une image infidele et pessimiste de la realite. Des mesures experimentales sur un site approprie pourraient permettre de mieux situer l'incidence, pour le milieu, de rejets faibles, mais continus ou repetes, de ce radionucleide

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (French)
Le technetium et l'environnement

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Radioprotection
Journal Volume
15
Journal Issue
3
Series
Radioprotection.
Journal Page Range
141-146
ISSN
0033-8451

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
12605013
Subject category
S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
Descriptors DEI
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; TECHNETIUM 99
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ECOSYSTEMS; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES