Dispersion Modelling of Natural Radionuclides 238U, 232Th and 40K Released from Coal-Fired Power Plants Operations

Autor: António Fiúza, Joaquim Góis, Ana C. Meira Castro, Maria de Lurdes Dinis, José Soeiro de Carvalho
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Uranium-Past and Future Challenges ISBN: 9783319110585
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-11059-2_65
Popis: The aim of this work was to simulate the radionuclides dispersion in the surrounding area of a coal-fired power plant, operational during the last 25 years. The dispersion of natural radionuclides (236Ra, 232Th and 40K) was simulated by a Gaussian plume dispersion model with three different stability classes estimating the radionuclides concentration at ground level. Measurements of the environmental activity concentrations were carried out by γ-spectrometry and compared with results from the air dispersion and deposition model which showed that the stability class D causes the dispersion to longer distances up to 20 km from the stacks.
Databáze: OpenAIRE