SIMULATION OF CAESIUM-137 (^sup 137^Cs) LOCAL DIFFUSION AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT USING HOTSPOT

• Published in: Defence S&T Technical Bulletin Vol. 7; no. 1; p. 18
• Main Authors: Cacciotti, Ilaria, Aspetti, Pio Ciro, Cenciarelli, Orlando, Carestia, Mariachiara, Di Giovanni, Daniele, Malizia, Andrea, D'Amico, Fabrizio, Sassolini, Alessandro, Bellecci, Carlo, Gaudio, Pasquale
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kajang Science & Technology Research Institute for Defence (STRIDE) 01.01.2014

The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in 1986 is considered as the most severe event that has ever occurred in the nuclear power industry, due to the considerable amounts of radioactive material released into the environment. The main purpose of this work is to simulate the dynamics of the l...