Radioxenon monitoring in Beijing following the Fukushima Daiichi NPP accident

Appl Radiat Isot. 2013 Nov:81:344-7. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.03.049. Epub 2013 Apr 3.

Abstract

This paper reports the brief process and results of radioxenon monitoring and analysis in Beijing following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. The accident and release of volatile radionuclides were caused by 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. The maximum concentrations of (133)Xe and (131 m)Xe were in excess of 0.90 Bq.m(-3) and 0.047 Bq.m(-3), respectively. The activity ratio of (131 m)Xe to (133)Xe and the dynamic trend of (133)Xe activity concentration were analyzed.

Keywords: Activity concentration; Activity ratio; CTBT; Fukushima; Half-life; Radioxenon.

MeSH terms

  • Air Pollutants, Radioactive / analysis*
  • China
  • Cities
  • Fukushima Nuclear Accident*
  • Japan
  • Oceans and Seas
  • Radiation Dosage
  • Radiation Monitoring / methods*
  • Radioactive Fallout / analysis*
  • Xenon Isotopes / analysis*
  • Xenon Radioisotopes / analysis*

Substances

  • Air Pollutants, Radioactive
  • Radioactive Fallout
  • Xenon Isotopes
  • Xenon Radioisotopes