Research Article

ESTIMATION OF RADIOLOGICAL DOSES OVER TURKEY BY USING ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION MODEL AFTER FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENT

Volume: 30 Number: 1 June 26, 2018
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ESTIMATION OF RADIOLOGICAL DOSES OVER TURKEY BY USING ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION MODEL AFTER FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENT

Abstract

The effects of Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant accident over Anatolian Peninsula were investigated by using an atmospheric dispersion model with three different source terms. Air concentration amounts for 131I particles over Turkey were found between 0.1 mBqm-3 and 0.5 mBqm-3, for 137Cs between 0.01 mBq m-3 and 0.05 mBqm-3, and  for 131I gas between  1 mBqm-3 and 10 mBqm-3. Results were compared with the measured values. The radiological doses were calculated over Anatolian Peninsula by using air concentration values simulated by atmospheric model. In addition the effective doses were found around nSv which shows that Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant accident has limited effects compared to Chernobyl Power Plant accident.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Metrology, Applied and Industrial Physics

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Publication Date

June 26, 2018

Submission Date

April 30, 2018

Acceptance Date

June 7, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 30 Number: 1

APA
Şimşek, V. (2018). ESTIMATION OF RADIOLOGICAL DOSES OVER TURKEY BY USING ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION MODEL AFTER FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENT. Turkish Journal of Nuclear Sciences, 30(1), 53-62. https://izlik.org/JA73YH94KU
AMA
1.Şimşek V. ESTIMATION OF RADIOLOGICAL DOSES OVER TURKEY BY USING ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION MODEL AFTER FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENT. Turkish Journal of Nuclear Sciences. 2018;30(1):53-62. https://izlik.org/JA73YH94KU
Chicago
Şimşek, Volkan. 2018. “ESTIMATION OF RADIOLOGICAL DOSES OVER TURKEY BY USING ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION MODEL AFTER FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENT”. Turkish Journal of Nuclear Sciences 30 (1): 53-62. https://izlik.org/JA73YH94KU.
EndNote
Şimşek V (June 1, 2018) ESTIMATION OF RADIOLOGICAL DOSES OVER TURKEY BY USING ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION MODEL AFTER FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENT. Turkish Journal of Nuclear Sciences 30 1 53–62.
IEEE
[1]V. Şimşek, “ESTIMATION OF RADIOLOGICAL DOSES OVER TURKEY BY USING ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION MODEL AFTER FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENT”, Turkish Journal of Nuclear Sciences, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 53–62, June 2018, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA73YH94KU
ISNAD
Şimşek, Volkan. “ESTIMATION OF RADIOLOGICAL DOSES OVER TURKEY BY USING ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION MODEL AFTER FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENT”. Turkish Journal of Nuclear Sciences 30/1 (June 1, 2018): 53-62. https://izlik.org/JA73YH94KU.
JAMA
1.Şimşek V. ESTIMATION OF RADIOLOGICAL DOSES OVER TURKEY BY USING ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION MODEL AFTER FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENT. Turkish Journal of Nuclear Sciences. 2018;30:53–62.
MLA
Şimşek, Volkan. “ESTIMATION OF RADIOLOGICAL DOSES OVER TURKEY BY USING ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION MODEL AFTER FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENT”. Turkish Journal of Nuclear Sciences, vol. 30, no. 1, June 2018, pp. 53-62, https://izlik.org/JA73YH94KU.
Vancouver
1.Volkan Şimşek. ESTIMATION OF RADIOLOGICAL DOSES OVER TURKEY BY USING ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION MODEL AFTER FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENT. Turkish Journal of Nuclear Sciences [Internet]. 2018 Jun. 1;30(1):53-62. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA73YH94KU