Published February 2013 | Version v1
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Observations of Fallout from the Fukushima Reactor Accident in Cienfuegos, Cuba

Creators

  • 1. Department of Radiometry, Center of Environmental Studies from Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos (Cuba)

Description

Following the recent accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, radioactive contamination was observed near the reactor site. As a contribution towards the understanding of the worldwide impact of the accident, we collected fallout samples in Cienfuegos, Cuba, and examines them for the presence of above normal amounts of radioactivity. Gamma ray spectra measured from these samples showed clear evidence of fission products 131I and 137Cs. However, the fallout levels measured for these isotopes (135 ± mBqm-2 day for 131I and 10.7 ± 0.4 mBqm-2day-1 for 137Cs) were very low and posed no health risk to the public. The doses received as consequence to the Fukushima fallout by the Cienfuegos' population (0.002 mSv per year) didn't overcome the limit of dose (1 mSv per year) fixed for the public in Cuba. (Author)

Part of:
Proceedings of XIV Workshop on Nuclear Physics. VIII International Symposium on Nuclear and Related Techniques. WONP-NURT 2013

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
CEADEN
Imprint Place
La Habana (Cuba)
ISBN
978-959-7136-98-9
Imprint Title
Proceedings of XIV Workshop on Nuclear Physics. VIII International Symposium on Nuclear and Related Techniques. WONP-NURT 2013
Imprint Pagination
1 CD-ROM
Journal Page Range
3 p.

Conference

Title
14. Workshop on Nuclear Physics; 8. International Symposium on Nuclear and Related Techniques
Original Conference Title
Proceedings of XIV Workshop on Nuclear Physics. VIII International Symposium on Nuclear and Related Techniques. WONP-NURT 2013
Acronym
WONP-NURT 2013
Dates
5-8 Feb 2013
Place
La Habana (Cuba)

INIS

Country of Publication
Cuba
Country of Input or Organization
Cuba
INIS RN
44078426
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CESIUM 137; CUBA; FALLOUT; FUKUSHIMA-1 REACTOR; INDIUM 131; REACTOR ACCIDENTS
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BWR TYPE REACTORS; CESIUM ISOTOPES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; GREATER ANTILLES; INDIUM ISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISLANDS; ISOTOPES; LATIN AMERICA; MILLISECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; POWER REACTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS; WEST INDIES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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Notes
6 refs.; 1 tab.; 3 figs.