Monitoring of tritium, 60Co and 137Cs in the vicinity of the warm water outlet of The Paks Nuclear Power Plant, Hungary

Janovics, Róbert; Bihari, Árpád; Papp, L.; Dezső, Z.; Major, Z.; Sárkány, K.E.; Bujtás, Tibor; Veres, Mihály; Palcsu, László

doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.10.023

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“…Examples include measuring anthropogenic inputs such as global fallout from nuclear weapons testing [10], routine monitoring of nuclear power reactors [11,12], and assessing emissions from nuclear fuel reprocessing to the local environment [13,14]. As a component of the water molecule, tritium in the environment serves as a tracer to investigate hydrologic processes and LSC has been applied to measurement of tritium in natural waters, including rain, river water, and spring water [3,15,16].…”

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“…The current predominant source of anthropogenic tritium to the environment is nuclear power reactors [11]. To support assessments of the actual releases at facilities around the globe and determine dose exposure rates to local populations, environmental monitoring programs include tritium as one of the analytes measured in environmental samples.…”

Section: Environmental Monitoring Near Nuclear Power Reactorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To support assessments of the actual releases at facilities around the globe and determine dose exposure rates to local populations, environmental monitoring programs include tritium as one of the analytes measured in environmental samples. Janovics et al [11] report on the measurement of a number of radionuclides, including tritium, in the Danube River near the output of the warm water channel of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant in south-central Hungary. Water samples, as well as mud, snails, mussels, and fish were sampled and analyzed to determine the impact of the power plant on the aquatic environment.…”

Section: Environmental Monitoring Near Nuclear Power Reactorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Liquid scintillation counting of environmental radionuclides: a review of the impact of background reduction

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Liquid scintillation counting (LSC) supports a range of environmental science measurements. At Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, we are constructing an LSC system with an expected background reduction of 10-100 relative to values reported in the literature. In this paper, a number of current measurement applications of LSC have been considered with an emphasis on determining which aspects of such measurements would gain the greatest benefit: improved minimum detectable activity (MDA), reduction in sample size, and reduction in total analysis time.

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“…In 2008 and 2009, the first monitoring of tritium in the air moisture and precipitation was performed, analogically to similar studies performed abroad [15,16]. Subsequently, in 2011, the levels of NE-OBT activities were determined in various plants sampled from the waterside of the Mohelno reservoir and the Jihlava river [17].…”

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Occurrence of organically bound tritium in the Mohelno lake system

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This study was focused on the 3 H activity levels in the unique ''tritium valley'' around the Mohelno reservoir, which receives outlet cooling waters from the Dukovany nuclear power plant. Tritium activity levels above the background reference value were found in water from the reservoir and from the effluent part of the Jihlava water, in air moisture and in plant tissues tissue free water tritium (TFWT), and nonexchangeable organically bound tritium (NE-OBT). These zones were discernible that had noticeably different TFWT and NE-OBT values: (1) littoral zones, (2) slopes above the reservoir, (3) plateaus above the reservoir/river.Keywords Mohelno reservoir Á Dukovany nuclear power plant Á Tissue free water tritium Á Non-exchangeable organically bound tritium

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“…43 No. 2 (2017) 87 -92 Atom Indonesia Journal homepage: http://aij.batan.go.id monitoring for air gamma dose rate measurement [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. Similarly, in Indonesia, nuclear facility owners need to perform radiation monitoring around the faciltiy and submit its result to the Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency of Indonesia (BAPETEN: Badan Pengawas Tenaga Nuklir).…”

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Monitoring and Analysis of Environmental Gamma Dose Rate around Serpong Nuclear Complex

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An environmental radiation monitoring system that continuously measures gamma dose rate around nuclear facilities is an important tool to present dose rate information to the public or authorities for radiological protection during both normal operation and radiological accidents. We have developed such a system that consists of six GM-based device for monitoring the environmental dose rate around Serpong Nuclear Complex. It has operated since 2010. In this study, a description of the system and analysis of measured data are presented. Analysis of the data for the last five years shows that the average dose rate levels were between 84-99 nSv/h which are still lower than terrestrial gamma radiation levels at several other locations in Indonesia. Time series analysis of the monitoring data demonstrates a good agreement between an increase in environmental gamma dose rate and the presence of iodine and argon in the air by in situ measurement. This result indicates that system is also effective for an early warning system in the case of radiological emergency.

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Monitoring of tritium, 60Co and 137Cs in the vicinity of the warm water outlet of The Paks Nuclear Power Plant, Hungary

Cited by 20 publications

References 31 publications

Liquid scintillation counting of environmental radionuclides: a review of the impact of background reduction

Liquid scintillation counting of environmental radionuclides: a review of the impact of background reduction

Occurrence of organically bound tritium in the Mohelno lake system

Monitoring and Analysis of Environmental Gamma Dose Rate around Serpong Nuclear Complex

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