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Potential Radioactive Hot Spots Induced by Radiation Accident Being Underway of Atypical Low Wind Meteorological Episodes

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    SYSNO ASEP0524069
    Document TypeV - Research Report
    R&D Document TypeThe record was not marked in the RIV
    TitlePotential Radioactive Hot Spots Induced by Radiation Accident Being Underway of Atypical Low Wind Meteorological Episodes
    Author(s) Pecha, Petr (UTIA-B) RID, ORCID
    Tichý, Ondřej (UTIA-B) RID, ORCID
    Pechová, E. (CZ)
    Number of authors3
    Issue dataPraha: ÚTIA, 2020
    SeriesResearch Report
    Series number2382
    Number of pages23 s.
    Publication formPrint - P
    Languageeng - English
    CountryCZ - Czech Republic
    Keywordsradioactivity ; atmospheric dissemination ; deposition hot-spots
    Subject RIVAQ - Safety, Health Protection, Human - Machine
    OECD categoryOccupational health
    Institutional supportUTIA-B - RVO:67985556
    AnnotationHypothetical radioactivity release with potentially high variability of the source strength is examined. The interactions of the radioactive cloud with surface and atmospheric precipitation are studied and possible adverse consequences on the environment are estimated. The worst-case scenario is devised in two stages starting with a calm meteorological situation succeeded by wind. At the first stage, the discharges of radionuclides into the motionless ambient atmosphere are assumed. During several hours of this calm meteorological situation, a relatively significant level of radioactivity can be accumulated around the source. At the second stage, the calm is assumed to terminate and convective movement of the air immediately starts. The pack of accumulated radioactivity in the form of multiple Gaussian puffs is drifted by wind and pollution is disseminated over the terrain. The results demonstrate the significant transport of radioactivity even behind the protective zone of a nuclear facility (up to between 15 and 20 km). In the case of rain, the aerosols are heavily washed out and dangerous hot spots of the deposited radioactivity can surprisingly emerge even far from the original source of the pollution.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Information Theory and Automation
    ContactMarkéta Votavová, votavova@utia.cas.cz, Tel.: 266 052 201.
    Year of Publishing2021
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