The deposition of 14C, 3H and 35S to vegetation in the vicinities of a Magnox and an advanced gas cooled reactor
Description
During the routine operation of Magnox and advanced gas cooled (AGR) reactors the radionuclides 14C, 3H and 35S are released. These radionuclides, therefore, form an important component of the collective dose as a result of the operation of these reactors. Of particular interest however are the operations of start up and blowdown when peaks of activity are believed to be released. In the vicinity of the Calder Hall, Magnox, and Hinkley Point, AGR, sample collectors for 14C, 3H and 35S, together with a tray of cabbages, are positioned at a number of locations around the site during these special operations. Air concentrations for 3H and crop concentrations for 14C, 3H and 35S are reported from these operations along with the derived transfer factor for 3H2O. The implications of these results are discussed
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Science of the Total Environment
- Journal Volume
- 173
- Journal Issue
- 1-6
- Journal Page Range
- p. 399-406.
- ISSN
- 0048-9697
- CODEN
- STENDL
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 27010512
- Subject category
- S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
- Descriptors DEI
- AIR; BLOWDOWN; CARBON 14; CROPS; FISSION PRODUCT RELEASE; MAGNOX TYPE REACTORS; RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; REACTOR START-UP; SULFUR 35; TRITIUM
- Descriptors DEC
- BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBON ISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FLUIDS; GAS COOLED REACTORS; GASES; GCR TYPE REACTORS; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; HYDROGEN ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MASS TRANSFER; NATURAL URANIUM REACTORS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; POWER REACTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTORS; START-UP; SULFUR ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES