Published July 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

Airborne radioactivity measurements from the Chernobyl plume

  • 1. Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)

Description

Airborne gamma-ray measurements were made aboard the Pacific Northwest Laboratory DC-3 and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration King Air research aircraft before and during the first passage of the Chernobyl radioactive cloud over the west coast of the North American continent. Measurements were made from Anchorage, Alaska south to Reno, Nevada. Calculated trajectories were used to estimate the location of the Chernobyl plume. The ratios of the observed volatile radionuclides (131I and 134Cs normalized to 137Cs) agreed with the reported discharge ratio. (author) 6 refs.; 3 tabs

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
123
Journal Issue
1
Series
J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. ;Articles.
Journal Page Range
7-19
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCD

Conference

Title
International topical conference on methods and applications of radioanalytical chemistry.
Dates
5-10 Apr 1987.
Place
Kona, HI (USA).