Behavior of radionuclides in the environment. Chernobyl II, (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Chernobyl
• Further Information: Note: Alexei Konoplev, Kenji Kato, Stepan N. Kalmykov, editors.
• Other Names: Konoplev, Alexei; Katō, Kenji; Kalmykov, Stepan N
• Contents: Intro -- Preface -- References -- Contents -- Part I: Atmospheric Transport of Radionuclides and Resuspension -- Chapter 1: Atmospheric Transport of Radionuclides Initially Released as a Result of the Chernobyl Accident -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 General Characteristics of the Chernobyl Release -- 1.2.1 Methods to Estimate the Radionuclide Release Activity -- 1.2.2 Radionuclide Inventory in Unit 4 Reactor Core at the Time of the Accident -- 1.2.3 Estimations of Radionuclide Activity Released from the Reactor -- 1.2.4 Physical and Chemical Properties of Released Radionuclides 1.2.5 Release Dynamics -- 1.2.6 Initial Height of the Release -- 1.3 Meteorological Conditions of Radionuclide Transport in the Vicinity of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant -- 1.4 Measurement Data on the Formation of Air and Ground Contamination in the Initial Period -- 1.4.1 Measurements in the Near Zone of the Chernobyl NPP -- 1.4.2 Measurements Outside of the Near Zone of the Chernobyl NPP -- 1.4.3 Hot Particles in the Chernobyl Release -- 1.5 Atmospheric Transport Modeling 1.5.1 The Experience of Using the Radionuclide Atmospheric Transport Modeling to Assess the Consequences of the Chernobyl Acci... -- 1.5.2 Long-Range Transport -- 1.5.3 Simulation on a Regional Scale -- 1.5.4 Modeling of Radioactive Contamination in the Near Zone of Chernobyl NPP -- 1.5.5 Reconstruction of the Source Parameters on the Basis of Inverse Modeling of Radionuclide Atmospheric Transport -- 1.6 Reconstruction of Iodine Contamination Using Measurement Data and Atmospheric Transport Modeling Results -- 1.6.1 Available Measurement Data 1.6.2 Methods of Reconstruction of Iodine Contamination -- 1.6.2.1 Regression Models for 131I and 137Cs Soil Contamination -- 1.6.2.2 Reconstruction on the Basis of Data of Direct 131I Deposition Measurements -- 1.6.2.3 Reconstruction of 131I Deposition Density Using Data of 129I Activity Measurements in Soil -- 1.6.2.4 Reconstruction of 131I Radioactive Contamination in Ukraine and Belarus Using Atmospheric Transport Modeling -- Scenario of 131I Release Dynamics -- Iodine-131 Dry and Wet Deposition Parameterization -- Numerical Simulation for Ukraine and Belarus -- Simulation Results 1.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2: Re-entrainment of the Chernobyl-Derived Radionuclides in Air: Experimental Data and Modeling -- 2.1 Sources of Secondary Contamination -- 2.1.1 Parameters for Description of Redistribution of Radioactive Substances and Estimation of Inhalation Dose Assessment -- 2.1.2 Density of 137Cs Contamination Within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone -- 2.1.3 Samplers, Installations, and Measurements -- 2.1.4 Inter-comparison of Integrating and Size Differentiating Aerosol Samplers -- 2.2 Resuspension Factor and Resuspension Rate
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (447 p.)
• Subjects: 628.5/2; Radioisotopes -- Environmental aspects; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811535680
• Related ISBNs: 981153568X; 9789811535673
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
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