Estimation of site-specific deposition velocities and mass interception factor using 7Be and the prediction of deposition pattern of radionuclides at Kaiga site, India

Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2010 Oct;141(3):248-54. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncq171. Epub 2010 Jul 8.

Abstract

Site-specific wet, dry deposition velocities and mass interception factors at Kaiga site, where three PHWR type power plants are operational, using 7Be as a tracer are presented. Mean wet and dry deposition velocities for Kaiga site were found to be 7.4 x 10(-2) m s(-1) and 3.0 x 10(-4) m s(-1), respectively. Mass interception factors for vegetation were found to be 0.7-5.6 m(2) kg(-1) dry weight with a mean of 2.4 m(2) kg(-1) dry weight. The site-specific data were used for the prediction of radionuclide distribution pattern in soil and vegetation in the case of a hypothetical air contamination.

MeSH terms

  • Beryllium / chemistry*
  • Environmental Monitoring / methods*
  • India
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Polyethylene / chemistry
  • Power Plants
  • Radiation Monitoring / methods
  • Radiometry / methods*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / analysis*
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Soil Pollutants, Radioactive
  • Polyethylene
  • Beryllium