Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1738318 | Journal of Environmental Radioactivity | 2012 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Caesium-137 and Iodine-131 radionuclides released after the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant accident in March 2011 were detected at monitoring stations throughout the world. Using the CTBT radionuclide data and the assumption that the Fukushima accident was the only source of these radionuclides, it was possible to estimate their time-dependent source-term fourteen days following the accident by using atmospheric transport modelling. A reasonable agreement was obtained between the modelling results and the estimated radionuclide release rates from the Fukushima accident.
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Authors
Michael Schöppner, Wolfango Plastino, Pavel P. Povinec, Gerhard Wotawa, Francesco Bella, Antonio Budano, Mario De Vincenzi, Federico Ruggieri,