C Distribution in Atmospheric and Aquatic Environments Around Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant, China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9245204 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zhongtang Wang (0000-0003-3153-6775), Dan Hu (0000-0002-9391-8990), Hong Xu (0000-0003-0314-9145), Qiuju Guo (0000-0001-8868-4395) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1107-1114 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Radiocarbon (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-8222 • E-ISSN: 1945-5755 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2458/56.17914 |
| OpenAlex | W1988800243 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 20 |
Atmospheric CO 2 and aquatic water samples were analyzed to evaluate the environmental 14 C enrichment due to operation of the Qinshan nuclear power plant (NPP), where two heavy-water reactors and five pressurized-water reactors are employed. Elevated 14 C-specific activities (2–26.7 Bq/kg C) were observed in the short-term air samples collected within a 5-km radius, while samples over 5 km were close to background levels. The 14 C-specific activities of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) in the surface seawater samples ranged from 196.8 to 206.5 Bq/kg C (average 203.4 Bq/kg C), which are close to the background value. No elevated 14 C level in surface seawater was found after 20 years of operation of Qinshan NPP, indicating that the 14 C discharged was well diffused. The results of the freshwater samples show that excess 14 C-specific activity (average 17.1 Bq/kg C) was found in surface water and well water samples, while no obvious 14 C increase was found in drinking water (groundwater and tap water) compared to the background level
Contamination · Groundwater · Nuclear power plant · Physics · Radiochemistry · Radionuclide · Seawater · Surface water · Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics · Chemistry · Environmental Science · Radioactive contamination and transfer · Radioactivity and Radon Measurements · Ecology · Environmental Chemistry · Environmental Engineering · Geology · Oceanography
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2017 - 2023 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |