“Blind” testing of models for predicting the 90Sr activity concentration in river systems using post-Chernobyl monitoring data
- Title: “Blind” testing of models for predicting the 90Sr activity concentration in river systems using post-Chernobyl monitoring data
Author: Sasina, N. V.; Smith, J. T.; Kudelsky, A. V.; Wright, S. M.
Reference: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 92 (2). 63-71.
doi: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2006.09.007
Keywords: 90Sr, Model, Chernobyl, River, Pripyat, Weapons testing, Catchment, Runoff
Abstract: Two different models for predicting the time-dependent mobility of 90Sr in river systems have been evaluated using post-Chernobyl monitoring data for five large Belarusian rivers (Dnieper, Pripyat, Sozh, Besed and Iput) in the period between 1990 and 2004. The results of model predictions are shown to be in good agreement (within a factor of 5) with the measurements of 90Sr activity concentration in river waters over a long period of time after the accident.