Published March 2013 | Version v1
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Atmospheric modeling of radioactive material dispersion and health risk in Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plants accident

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Highlights: ► The radioactive concentrations are treated as dynamical values. ► A possible nuclear accident is simulated for the prediction of atmospheric contaminations. ► The dangerous situations caused by radioisotope release could be announced to the public. ► In the future studies, some other variables are can be considered. - Abstract: The radioactive material dispersion is investigated in terms of the radioactive concentrations. The risk of the radioactive hazard material is important with respect to the public health. The prevailing westerlies region is modeled for the dynamical consequences, whereby the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan is modeled. The multiplications effects of the wind values and plume concentrations are obtained. Monte Carlo calculations are performed for wind speed and direction. In Seoul and Pusan, Korea, the Cs-137 has the highest value among the chemical radioactive materials Cs-137, I-131, and Sr-90. The time for highest concentration is shown to be around 48th hour in Seoul and 12th hour in Pusan. Cesium has the highest value in both cities, and iodine has the lowest value in both cities. The wind is assumed to determine the direction of movement. Therefore, the real values are believed to be lower than the calculated results. This modeling could be used for other industrial accident cases in chemical plants

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Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2012.09.003

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DOI
10.1016/j.anucene.2012.09.003;
PII
S0306-4549(12)00353-2;

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Journal Title
Annals of Nuclear Energy (Oxford)
Journal Volume
53
Journal Issue
Complete
Journal Page Range
p. 197-201
ISSN
0306-4549
CODEN
ANENDJ

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Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.