Radiocarbon · 2018 · 31 citations · 29 references
Natural SciencesEnvironmental SciencesNuclear EngineeringElemental AnalysisNuclear Waste ManagementRadioactive Waste ManagementEnvironmental SamplingNuclear DecayRadioactive DecayRadioactive PollutionRadiochemical AnalysisConcentrationEnvironmental Sample AnalysisPost-decommissioning MonitoringRadioactivity MeasurementTree Ring Isotope Analysis
ABSTRACT In this paper we analyze the radiocarbon ( 14 C) concentration changes over the whole operational period of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) including the post-shutdown decommissioning. Environmental samples from the vicinity of the INPP and a rural area as background of pine tree rings were analyzed with the single stage accelerator mass spectrometer (SSAMS). The analysis shows the local influence of the INPP from 3 to 7 pMC. The whole time span from 1983 to 2015 is divided into three periods representing the early and late operational and post-shutdown stages of the INPP with different 14 C profiles in analyzed samples. The influence of the maintenance of the INPP and radioactive waste management activities are indicated and discussed.
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Discussion Reporting of <sup>14</sup>C Data
Minze Stuiver, Henry Polach · Radiocarbon · 1977 · 5.7K citations · Full text
Characterizing aquatic dissolved organic matter.
PubMed · 2003 · 4.9K citations