A case study in the Chernobyl zone Part I: Predicting radionuclide transfer to wildlife, A case study in the Chernobyl zone – part 1: predicting radionuclide transfer to wildlife.

Title: A case study in the Chernobyl zone Part I: Predicting radionuclide transfer to wildlife, A case study in the Chernobyl zone – part 1: predicting radionuclide transfer to wildlife.

Author: Beresford N.A., Wright S.M., Barnett C.L., Wood, M.D., Gaschak S., Arkhipov A., Sazykina T.G., & Avila R.

Reference: Radioprotection, Suppl. 1, 40, S291-S297, 2005

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Abstract: A number of frameworks have been proposed to assess the protection of wildlife from ionising radiations. In this paper we compare the predictions of transfer parameters recommended by one of these frameworks (FASSET) with observed whole-body ⁹⁰Sr and ¹³⁷Cs activity concentrations in a range of mammal and invertebrate species sampled within the Chernobyl exclusion zone. Predicted activity concentrations are generally within the observed ranges and mean predictions for reference organisms are similar to, or circa one order of magnitude higher than, the observed means. However, some predictions are more than one order of magnitude lower than observed values. No data were available for animals to test predictions for the other radionuclides released by the Chernobyl accident. In a separate paper the outputs of this assessment will be used to estimate doses to reference organisms and compare these to observed radiation induced effects reported within the Chernobyl zone.

URL: http://www.radioprotection.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8806517

Chernobyl’s challenge to the environment: A report from Sweden

Title: Chernobyl’s challenge to the environment: A report from Sweden

Author: Mascanzoni, D.

Reference: Science of The Total Environment, 67 (2-3), p.133-148, Dec 1987

doi:10.1016/0048-9697(87)90206-3

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Abstract: This paper reports the levels of radiocesium registered in about 9000 samples collected in different parts of Sweden following the Chernobyl accident during the period May-November 1986. The maximum Cs levels were detected in reindeer, freshwater fish and mushrooms. Parameters possibly affecting the nuclide concentration in different biota are briefly discussed.

URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0048969787902063

ENGINEERED NEAR SURFACE DISPOSAL FACILITY OF THE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX FOR SOLID RADWASTE MANAGEMENT AT CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

Title: ENGINEERED NEAR SURFACE DISPOSAL FACILITY OF THE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX FOR SOLID RADWASTE MANAGEMENT AT CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

Author: Ziehm, Ronny / Pichurin, Sergey Grigorevich, Feb 2003

Reference: 2003 Feb 27

Keywords:12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; 21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; FUEL ASSEMBLIES; LICENSING; MANAGEMENT; MONITORING; MONITORS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PROCESSING; REGULATIONS; SOLID WASTES; TESTING; UKRAINIAN ORGANIZATIONS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE STORAGE; WASTES

Abstract: As a part of the turnkey project ”Industrial Complex for Solid Radwaste Management (ICSRM) at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP)” an Engineered Near Surface Disposal Facility (ENSDF, LOT 3) will be built on the VEKTOR site within the 30 km Exclusion Zone of the ChNPP. This will be performed by RWE NUKEM GmbH, Germany, and it governs the design, licensing support, fabrication, assembly, testing, inspection, delivery, erection, installation and commissioning of the ENSDF. The ENSDF will receive low to intermediate level, short lived, processed/conditioned wastes from the ICSRM Solid Waste Processing Facility (SWPF, LOT 2), the ChNPP Liquid Radwaste Treatment Plant (LRTP) and the ChNPP Interim Storage Facility for RBMK Fuel Assemblies (ISF). The ENSDF has a capacity of 55,000 m{sup 3}.

URL: http://www.osti.gov/bridge/product.biblio.jsp?query_id=2&page=0&osti_id=827146

Shelter Implementation Plan Chernobyl Shelter Fund

Title: Shelter Implementation Plan Chernobyl Shelter Fund

Reference: Jun 2012

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Abstract: …native plants adapted near Chernobyl, the site of the worst nuclear…courtesy Martin Hajduch. The Chernobyl disaster In 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the…radioactive material to the environment. At the time, scientists feared…

URL: http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/features/chernobyl-15/shelter-fund.pdf

Pre- and post-Chernobyl accident levels of 129I and 137Cs in the Southern Baltic Sea by brown seaweed Fucus vesiculosus.

Title: Pre- and post-Chernobyl accident levels of 129I and 137Cs in the Southern Baltic Sea by brown seaweed Fucus vesiculosus.

Author: Gómez-Guzmán, J M / Holm, E / Enamorado-Báez, S M / Abril, J A / Pinto-Gómez, A R / López-Gutiérrez, J M / García-León, M

Reference: Journal of environmental radioactivity, 115, p.134-142, Jan 2013

doi: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.08.007

Keywords:AMS; ICP-MS; ¹²⁹I; ¹²⁷I; Seaweed; Chernobyl accident

Abstract: ► ¹²⁹I content was measured in seaweed collected in 1982 and 1986 in the Baltic Sea. ► ¹²⁹I content and ¹²⁹I/¹²⁷I ratios were found to be highest in the Kattegat area. ► A linear relation between ¹²⁷I content and salinity in seawater was established. ► Contribution of the Chernobyl accident to ¹²⁹I in the region was not significant.

URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22939948?dopt=Abstract

98/04180 Behaviour of 110mAg and 103,106Ru in the environment after the Chernobyl accident

Title: 98/04180 Behaviour of ^110mAg and ^103,106Ru in the environment after the Chernobyl accident

Reference: Fuel and Energy Abstracts, 39 (5), p.390, Sep 1998

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6701(98)94175-3

Keywords:Environment: Pollution, health protection, safety

Abstract: 15 Environment (pollution, health protection, safety…1’tRu in the environ ment after the Chernobyl accident Vukovi Z. J. Environmental…from radionuclides originated from the Chernobyl accident in the processes of copper…

URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140670198941753

15 years after Chernobyl, nuclear power plant safety improved world-wide, but regional strains on health, economy and environment remain.

Title: 15 years after Chernobyl, nuclear power plant safety improved world-wide, but regional strains on health, economy and environment remain.

Reference: The Science of the total environment, 279 (1-3), p.239-240, Nov 2001

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URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11712602?dopt=Abstract

Distribution of radionuclides in the environment in Northern Italy after the Chernobyl accident

Title: Distribution of radionuclides in the environment in Northern Italy after the Chernobyl accident

Author: Berzero, Antonella / Borroni, Pier Angelo / Oddone, Massimo / Crespi, Vera Caramella / Genova, Nicla / Meloni, Sandro

Reference: The Analyst, 117 (3), p.533, Jan 1992

doi: 10.1039/an9921700533

Keywords:Italy, radionuclides

Abstract: Soon after the Chernobyl nuclear accident, the air-pumping stations in Pavia (northern Italy) were alerted. In a few days, a rapid increase in radionuclide concentration in air particulates was observed. Consequently, an environmental radioactivity monitoring programme was started in which several matrices such as soil, grass, vegetables and cows’ milk were subjected to direct gamma-ray spectrometry. The radioactivity distribution and its variation with time is presented, discussed and compared with other available data. Detection limits, precision and accuracy are also reported, and depth profiles in soils for ¹³⁷Cs are presented and correlated with soil quality parameters. A survey of environmental radioactivity in soil, in a search for residual Chernobyl fallout, was carried out and a map of the ¹³⁷Cs distribution over a large area in northern Italy is presented and discussed.

URL: http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/1992/AN/an9921700533

The impact of Chernobyl on the marine environment in Northern Scotland

Title: The impact of Chernobyl on the marine environment in Northern Scotland

Author: Martin, C.J. / Heaton, B.

Reference: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 9 (3), p.209-221, Jan 1989

doi: 10.1016/0265-931X(89)90045-3

Keywords:marine environment, Scotland, radionuclides

Abstract: Accumulations of the radionuclides ¹³⁷Cs, ¹³⁴Cs, ¹⁰⁶Ru, ¹⁰³Ru and ^110m Ag in seaweed and molluscs have been studied in the months following Chernobyl. The data set ptovides information on the performance of marine organisms as bioindicators for monitoring radioactive contamination. Concentrations of Cs, Ru and Ag radionuclides in Fucus vesiculosus declined with biological half-lives of 57, 80 and 210 days respectively. The biological half-lives of Cs and Ru radioisotopes in Patella were about 40 and 180 days but the decline in levels of ^110mAg was less than would have been expected from radioactive decay. Concentrations of ^110mAg in marine organisms on the north and east coast have been much higher than those on the west possibly due to differences in enhancement by runoff from nearby land. Radionuclide levels in sea spume were several thousand times greater than in seawater in June 1986.

URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0265931X89900453

Microbial diversity in contaminated soils along the T22 trench of the Chernobyl experimental platform

Title: Microbial diversity in contaminated soils along the T22 trench of the Chernobyl experimental platform

Author: Chapon, Virginie / Piette, Laurie / Vesvres, Marie-Hélène / Coppin, Frédéric / Marrec, Claire Le / Christen, Richard / Theodorakopoulos, Nicolas / (…) / Sergeant, Claire

Reference: Applied Geochemistry, 27 (7), p.1375-1383, Jul 2012

doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.08.011

Keywords:soil, bacteria

Abstract: ► We examined the diversity of bacterial communities inhabiting Chernobyl soils. ► Highly and weakly RN contaminated samples were collected at the trench T22 site. ► Molecular- and culture-based approaches evidenced a wide diversity of bacteria. ► The presence of RN does not exert a high selection pressure on bacterial communities.

URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0883292711003854