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Monitoring of environmental radiation and radionuclides around nuclear fuel cycle facilities from 1989 to 1995

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Aomori Prefectural Govemment and Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited started environmental radiation monitoring around Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities in April 1989. External radiation is measured by NaI(TI) scintillator and Themoluminescence dosimeter. The level of external radiation is relatively low in the winter due to snow. We have collected terrestrial samples of drinking water, soil, agricultural products and marine samples of seawater, sea sediment, seafood, etc. periodically. We have measured many radionuclides and fluoride in these samples. In soil sample,239+240Pu ratio to137Cs was almost constant at all sampling points. A correlation was observed between salinity and concentration of tritium, uranium and fluoride in lake water of Lake Obuchinuma. The correlation between137Cs and239+240Pu in lake sediment was observed in each lake.

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  1. Aomori Prefectural Government, 1-1-1, Nagashima, 030, Aomori City, Aomori, Japan

    H. Tanabe & O. Yoshikawa

  2. Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited, 1-2-15, Honcho, 030, Aomori City, Aomori, Japan

    H. Kimura, K. Fukuta & N. Satoh

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Kimura, H., Fukuta, K., Satoh, N. et al. Monitoring of environmental radiation and radionuclides around nuclear fuel cycle facilities from 1989 to 1995. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 226, 211–215 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02063649

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