Health Physics · 1997 · 13 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesEnvironmental SciencesNuclear EngineeringNuclear ChemistryRadiation MeasurementRadiation SafetyHigh-level Radioactive WasteNuclear DecayRadioactive DecayRadioactive PollutionRadiochemical AnalysisRadiological Risk AssessmentGamma Radiation SurveysGamma SpectrometryGamma-ray SpectrometryIn Situ SpectroscopyNuclear Accident Consequence AssessmentRadiation ContaminationRadiological ContaminationRadionuclide Contamination
The residual radiocesium concentration, nearly 10 y after the Chernobyl accident, is measured at different sites on the Belgian territory by means of in-situ gamma-spectrometry. A possible link between the rainfall at the beginning of May 1986 and the actual cesium concentration is investigated. The radiological impact of this contamination, even in the most affected regions in the Ardennes, is very small (<6 microSv y(-1)).