Evaluation of the Effect of Radiation on the Biota Within the Regions of the Leningradskaya and Beloyarskaya NPPs

• Published in: Atomic energy (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 119; no. 3; pp. 213 - 217
• Main Authors: Karpenko, E. I., Spiridonov, S. I., Kurtmulaeva, V. E., Sanzharova, N. I., Panov, A. V., Tsygvintsev, P. N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 2016; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Atmospheric boundary layer; Atomic energy; Biota; Dosage; Environmental impact; Environmental monitoring; Grasses; Hadrons; Heavy Ions; Ionizing radiation; Irradiation; Load; Mathematical analysis; Nuclear Chemistry; Nuclear Energy; Nuclear fuel cycle; Nuclear fuels; Nuclear Physics; Nuclear reactors; Organisms; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Radiation; Radiation effects; Radioactive substances; Software packages; Studies; Terrestrial ecosystems; Worms; Russia, Leningradskaya; Radionuclide; Dose Load; Radiation Factor; Water Ecosystem; Irradiation Dose Rate
• ISSN: 1063-4258; 1573-8205
• DOI: 10.1007/s10512-015-0049-8

A comparative evaluation of the effect of ionizing radiation on the biota in the regions of the Leningradskaya and Beloyarskaya NPPs based on radioecological monitoring is made. The dose loads on the representative organisms of the biota are calculated. The indices of the radiation action on these organisms are evaluated taking account of the dose limits. The irradiation dose rate (10 μGy/h) on the components of the environment in the 30-km zone of the Beloyarskaya NPP is found to be slightly above the most stringent standard for the maximum dose rate.