Assessment of environmental public exposure from a hypothetical nuclear accident for Unit-1 Bushehr nuclear power plant

2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Sohrabi ◽  
M. Ghasemi ◽  
R. Amrollahi ◽  
C. Khamooshi ◽  
Z. Parsouzi
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Nuclear Accident ◽  
Public Exposure

Nuclear power debate and public opinion in Belarus: From Chernobyl to Ostrovets

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aliaksandr Novikau
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Nuclear Energy ◽  
Traumatic Event ◽  
Nuclear Accident ◽  
Positive View ◽  
The City

The Belarusian government’s decision of the last decade to build a nuclear power plant near the city of Ostrovets, in northern Belarus, has proven to be controversial, resulting in a great deal of debate about nuclear energy in the country. The debate was inevitably shaped by the traumatic event that affected Belarus – the Chernobyl nuclear accident of 1986. The Belarusian authorities have consistently promoted a positive view of nuclear energy to the population in order to overcome the so-called ‘Chernobyl syndrome’ and deliberately shaped nuclear risk communication. As a result, the issue of trust remains crucial in all nuclear debates in Belarus.

scholarly journals Validation of Unit 1 of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant during its Accident

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-38
Author(s):  
Shigenao Maruyama
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Original Data ◽  
Significant Loss ◽  
Great East Japan Earthquake ◽  
Nuclear Accident ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Nuclear Accidents ◽  
Fukushima Daiichi

Ten years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake and the subsequent accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (NPP) that occurred on March 11, 2011. The earthquake and tsunami caused significant loss of lives and widespread disaster in Japan. Several reports have been published on the nuclear accident; however, the original data released at the beginning of the accident were written in Japanese, and some of these documents are no longer accessible. Some of the scenarios pertaining to the accident have become standardized theories, and these scenarios may be passed down to future generations with different descriptions, which may not fully describe the actual occurrences. To prevent future nuclear accidents, the accident at Fukushima Daiichi must be properly understood and analyzed.

137Cs ocean distribution and fate at East Mediterranean Sea in case of a nuclear accident in Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant

2021 ◽  
Vol 139 ◽  
pp. 103879
Author(s):  
Christos Tsabaris ◽  
Konstantinos Tsiaras ◽  
Georgios Eleftheriou ◽  
Georgios Triantafyllou
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Nuclear Accident ◽  
East Mediterranean

scholarly journals Study on the Project of Rapid Calculation of Radiation Doses during a Nuclear Accident in Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant

2013 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 423-427
Author(s):  
Yongsheng Ling ◽  
Wenbao Jia ◽  
Qing Shan ◽  
Daqian Hei ◽  
Xingyu Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Nuclear Accident ◽  
Daya Bay ◽  
Radiation Doses ◽  
Rapid Calculation

scholarly journals Assessment of Radioactive Gaseous Effluent Released From Nuclear Power Plant Ninh Thuan 1 under Scenario of Ines-Level 5 Nuclear Accident

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 165
Author(s):  
Nguyen Tuan Khai ◽  
Le Dinh Cuong ◽  
Do Xuan Anh ◽  
Duong Duc Thang ◽  
Trinh Van Giap ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Meteorological Data ◽  
Nuclear Regulatory Commission ◽  
Nuclear Accident ◽  
Total Power ◽  
Model Calculations ◽  
Technical Parameters

Based on guides RG 1.109, RG 1.111 published by United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC)~our~research~concentrates on assessing radiation doses caused by radioactive substances released from the nuclear power plant (NPP) Ninh Thuan 1 to the environment under scenario of an INES-level 5 nuclear accident caused by two incidents of the station black out (SBO) and loss of coolant accident (LOCA) using software~RASCAL4.3~provided by the Emergency Operations Center of USNRC. The plant Ninh Thuan 1 is assumed to use the VVER-1200 technology with a total power of 2400 MW\(_{e}\). The input data for the model calculations is based on building the accident scenario, the technical parameters of VVER-1200 technology and the meteorology. The meteorological data on dry and rainy seasons, which are typical for the Ninh Thuan region was also considered. The \(X/Q\) (s/m\(^{3}\)) quality and the maximum dose values were calculated within an area of 40 km radius from the NPP site, where \(X/Q\) (s/m\(^{3}\)) is the ratio of activity concentration to release rate. Based on the obtained results on dose distribution the necessary measures for nuclear emergency preparedness have been proposed according to the IAEA recommendations.

scholarly journals An inverse modeling method to assess the source term of the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident using gamma dose rate observations

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 15567-15614 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Saunier ◽  
A. Mathieu ◽  
D. Didier ◽  
M. Tombette ◽  
D. Quélo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Dose Rate ◽  
Inverse Modeling ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Source Term ◽  
Noble Gases ◽  
Atmospheric Dispersion ◽  
Nuclear Accident ◽  
Dose Rates

Abstract. The Chernobyl nuclear accident and more recently the Fukushima accident highlighted that the largest source of error on consequences assessment is the source term including the time evolution of the release rate and its distribution between radioisotopes. Inverse modeling methods, which combine environmental measurements and atmospheric dispersion models, have proven efficient in assessing source term due to an accidental situation (Gudiksen, 1989; Krysta and Bocquet, 2007; Stohl et al., 2012a; Winiarek et al., 2012). Most existing approaches are designed to use air sampling measurements (Winiarek et al., 2012) and some of them also use deposition measurements (Stohl et al., 2012a; Winiarek et al., 2013) but none of them uses dose rate measurements. However, it is the most widespread measurement system, and in the event of a nuclear accident, these data constitute the main source of measurements of the plume and radioactive fallout during releases. This paper proposes a method to use dose rate measurements as part of an inverse modeling approach to assess source terms. The method is proven efficient and reliable when applied to the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (FD-NPP). The emissions for the eight main isotopes 133Xe, 134Cs, 136Cs, 137Cs, 137mBa, 131I, 132I and 132Te have been assessed. Accordingly, 103 PBq of 131I, 35.5 PBq of 132I, 15.5 PBq of 137Cs and 12 100 PBq of noble gases were released. The events at FD-NPP (such as venting, explosions, etc.) known to have caused atmospheric releases are well identified in the retrieved source term. The estimated source term is validated by comparing simulations of atmospheric dispersion and deposition with environmental observations. The result is that the model-measurement agreement for all of the monitoring locations is correct for 80% of simulated dose rates that are within a factor of 2 of the observed values. Changes in dose rates over time have been overall properly reconstructed, especially in the most contaminated areas to the northwest and south of the FD-NPP. A comparison with observed atmospheric activity concentration and surface deposition shows that the emissions of caesiums and 131I are realistic but that 132I and 132Te are probably underestimated and noble gases are likely overestimated. Finally, an important outcome of this study is that the method proved to be perfectly suited to emergency management and could contribute to improve emergency response in the event of a nuclear accident.

Taking Action before Stepping Down

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoto Kan ◽  
Jeffrey S. Irish
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Nuclear Accident ◽  
Japanese Prime Minister ◽  
Taking Action

This chapter presents Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's recollections about the actions he took before his resignation. In particular, he explains the circumstances behind his gradual move away from the use of nuclear power. He says that his experience of the nuclear accident that began to unfold on March 11, 2011, made him realize that a nuclear accident carried with it a risk so large that it could lead to the collapse of a country. He became convinced that what they had been calling “safe nuclear power” could only be found through independence from nuclear power. He also describes the passage of a bill to promote renewable energy and the shutdown of the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant.

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