ASSESSMENT OF 90SR AND 137CS PENETRATION INTO REINFORCED CONCRETE (EXTENT OF ‘DEEPENING’) UNDER NATURAL ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS

• Title: ASSESSMENT OF 90SR AND 137CS PENETRATION INTO REINFORCED CONCRETE (EXTENT OF ‘DEEPENING’) UNDER NATURAL ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS

Author: Farfan, E. / Jannik, T.

Reference: HEALTH PHYSICS JOURNAL; Journal Volume: 101; Journal Issue: 3, Oct 2011

doi: 10.1097/HP.0b013e3182103242

Keywords: Chernobyl, decontamination, reinforced concrete, Pripyat, 90Sr, 137Cs

Abstract: When assessing the feasibility of remediation following the detonation of a radiological dispersion device or improvised nuclear device in a large city, several issues should be considered including the levels and characteristics of the radioactive contamination, the availability of resources required for decontamination, and the planned future use of the city’s structures and buildings. Currently, little is known about radionuclide penetration into construction materials in an urban environment. Knowledge in this area would be useful when considering costs of a thorough decontamination of buildings, artificial structures, and roads in an affected urban environment. Pripyat, a city substantially contaminated by the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident in April 1986, may provide some answers.

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