Environmental Radioactivity during Active Testing at the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant—Effects on Environment by Released Radionuclides
Japan’s first commercial spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, is currently undergoing final active testing. Spent fuel rods under active test were sheared and dissolved from 2006 to 2008, and radionuclides such as 3H, 14C, 85Kr and 129I, were released to the atmosphe...
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Published in | RADIOISOTOPES Vol. 73; no. 1; pp. 81 - 99 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | Japanese English |
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Japan Radioisotope Association
15.03.2024
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Summary: | Japan’s first commercial spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, is currently undergoing final active testing. Spent fuel rods under active test were sheared and dissolved from 2006 to 2008, and radionuclides such as 3H, 14C, 85Kr and 129I, were released to the atmosphere and ocean. This manuscript summarizes the effects of the active tests at the plant on the ambient radiation and radioactivity in environmental samples, based mainly on our research results and previously published literature. |
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ISSN: | 0033-8303 1884-4111 |
DOI: | 10.3769/radioisotopes.73.81 |